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ACES Video Clips
| The ACES-01 Launch - Long (61 MB) - May 21, 2003 | |
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The ACES-01 balloon payload was launched early morning on Wednesday May 21. Here is a film clip that shows some of the launch preparation, balloon inflation, launch and recovery operations. |
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| The ACES-01 Launch - Short (5.7 MB) - May 21, 2003 | |
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Here is a short film clip of the ACES-01 balloon launch |
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| At the Raven Balloon Plant (7.1 MB) - May 20, 2003 | |
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Our tour of the Raven plant include viewing the construction of a ~30 million cubic foot scientific balloon, plus some of the specialized equipment used to examine the film used in balloon construction. |
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| On the launch pad (3.3 MB) - May 20, 2003 | |
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The NSBF site in Palestine includes a ~3000 feet diameter, circular pad for launching large scientific balloon. Here the ACES group is examining the launch pad from its center |
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| The "Tiny Tim" Launch Vehicle (0.8 MB) - May 20, 2003 | |
During our tour of NSBF, "Tiny Tim" was taken out of the garage for its' weekly maintenance. This vehicle is used at the Palestine site to launch heavy (up to 8,000 pounds) balloon payloads. |
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