Launch2 » History » Revision 2
Revision 1 (Joseph Foley, 2012-03-17 14:20) → Revision 2/20 (Joseph Foley, 2012-03-18 13:59)
h1. Launch2 h2. Timeline Saturday, March 17 The launch * 7:30 Team meets, eats breakfast. Discovered that the smartphone did not charge. * 8:15 Load truck, moved to hanger * 9:30 Ragnar Rafn Eðvaldsson begins running down the checklist. * 9:35 Sverrir Haraldsson finishes filling the balloon * 10:55 Vikar Hlynur Þórisson attaches all the GoPro Cameras * 11:10 Electronics are turned on and sealed into box. Niklas Joel Meier turns on the logger and failsafe. * 11:16 Kristjan Kristján Gerhard Karlsson Grimm gets launch clearance * 11:25 Balloon launch from Reykjavik University * 12:57 Balloon popped at 34000 altitude. (APRS did not capture exact) * 13:25 Crash at Coordinates N64.37315, W19.24017 from SPOT * 13:46 Þórður Sigurbjartsson, Arní from CCP, meet with NORSK Rescue Helicopter at RVK airport (we watched from U215) * 14:19 Heli takes off * 17:00 Heli returns, unsuccessful * 17:30 Debrief with pizza * 19:00 Discover possible issue, GPS coordinates in wrong format for helicopter. Plans for recovery tomorrow. Sunday, March 18 Skyward sword to the rescue, led by Páll Pálsson * 5:00 Planned to head out * 9:45 Last transmission of the SPOT * ?? One superjeep gets broken driveshaft, has to be repaired * ?? Many attempts to follow road require detours and very slow progress. * 12:30 Snow becomes bad? * 13:50 Arrival at location