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BTS-1 Update

The last known position of BTS-1 near Sabine Lake As many of you know, BTS-1, a weather balloon to near space, launched yesterday and landed just east of Sabine Lake, in a swamp in Louisiana. Our...

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I’m seeing #BTS1 and #FindBTS1 on Twitter. What are they?

Update: FedEx has FOUND BTS-1! The entire team and crew of BTS-1 would like to say a very sincere “thank you” to everyone at FedEx for their hard work and very helpful attitudes, and a special thank...

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SpaceQuest High Altitude Balloon Test Flight Upcoming

SpaceQuest is tentatively scheduling a high-altitude weather balloon flight for Sunday November 6th at 10:00 AM. The weather balloon will be using APRS for tracking (callsign N4BWR-11) and will also...

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BTS-1Y Launch Day

Launch day prediction is 30 to 59 miles. Here is a list of repeaters to possibly consider, depending on the track the balloon takes. I will also add a screen shot of the predicted path at the end of...

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Georgia, We Need Your Help!

On Sunday, November 6th at 11:54 AM EST, a high altitude weather balloon lifted off from Carrollton, Georgia. At about 1:10 PM, we lost communication with the balloon. The last coordinates showed it...

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Poster for Missing Balloon Payload

Here is a poster we made for BTS-1Y, our high-altitude balloon payload that has been missing since November 6th. BTS-1Y - Missing High-Altitude Balloon Payload

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11Alive Video Interview

11Alive, based in Atlanta, came out to interview us yesterday about our balloon launches and the missing payload from our most recent launch. Here is the video.

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Reward Increased for Missing Weather Balloon Payload

High Altitude Weather Balloon Payload Missing We are increasing the reward to $200 for anyone who finds our weather balloon payload that went missing on November 6th. It is believed that our payload is...

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Lost Weather Balloon Update – May Be Near Covington

BTS-1Y Missing Balloon Payload Landing Prediction This is just a quick update about our search for BTS-1Y, a high-altitude weather balloon that launched from Carrollton, Georgia on November 6th. On the...

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Test! Test!

This is just a test post to check WordPress plugins and the status of the blog after bringing it up from being hacked.

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