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BEAR
3 rising into a clear beautiful sky. May 27 @ 4:15 UTC | |
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. BEAR
3 capsules containing radio transmitters and gps units. |
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Ground Support: Alex, Amy, Jerry (KL7EDK) and Neal (WL7NZ) filling the balloon
and laying out lines prior to liftoff. | |
Myles
(KL1NU) landing at Poker Flats Rocket Range prior to BEAR 3 liftoff. We use his
plane to locate, chase and visually track the balloon descending. |
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"A
Beautiful Sight" - Our pilot Myles (KL1NU) spotting BEAR 3 descending with
parachute fully deployed. | |
Photographed
from the chase plane, BEAR 3 balloon sighted at 4,500 feet and descending... |
Neal
(WL7NZ) in the chase plane using a digital camcorder to photograph Bear 3 descending. |
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Touchdown
- BEAR 3 on the ground as photographed by the chase plane. |
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