Launch2 » History » Version 2
Joseph Foley, 2012-03-18 13:59
updated timeline with current status during rescue.
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| 3 | h2. Timeline |
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| 5 | 2 | Joseph Foley | Saturday, March 17 |
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| 7 | The launch |
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| 9 | 1 | Joseph Foley | * 7:30 Team meets, eats breakfast. Discovered that the smartphone did not charge. |
| 10 | * 8:15 Load truck, moved to hanger |
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| 11 | * 9:30 Ragnar Rafn Eðvaldsson begins running down the checklist. |
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| 12 | * 9:35 Sverrir Haraldsson finishes filling the balloon |
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| 13 | * 10:55 Vikar Hlynur Þórisson attaches all the GoPro Cameras |
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| 14 | * 11:10 Electronics are turned on and sealed into box. Niklas Joel Meier turns on the logger and failsafe. |
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| 15 | * 11:16 Kristjan Kristján Gerhard Karlsson Grimm gets launch clearance |
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| 16 | * 11:25 Balloon launch from Reykjavik University |
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| 17 | * 12:57 Balloon popped at 34000 altitude. (APRS did not capture exact) |
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| 18 | * 13:25 Crash at Coordinates N64.37315, W19.24017 from SPOT |
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| 19 | * 13:46 Þórður Sigurbjartsson, Arní from CCP, meet with NORSK Rescue Helicopter at RVK airport (we watched from U215) |
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| 20 | * 14:19 Heli takes off |
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| 21 | 2 | Joseph Foley | * 17:00 Heli returns, unsuccessful |
| 22 | * 17:30 Debrief with pizza |
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| 23 | * 19:00 Discover possible issue, GPS coordinates in wrong format for helicopter. Plans for recovery tomorrow. |
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| 25 | Sunday, March 18 |
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| 27 | Skyward sword to the rescue, led by Páll Pálsson |
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| 29 | * 5:00 Planned to head out |
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| 30 | * 9:45 Last transmission of the SPOT |
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| 31 | * ?? One superjeep gets broken driveshaft, has to be repaired |
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| 32 | * ?? Many attempts to follow road require detours and very slow progress. |
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| 33 | * 12:30 Snow becomes bad? |
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| 34 | * 13:50 Arrival at location |