High Altitude Student Platform

HASP is now preparing for cutdown. We are now powering down all payloads except those that explicitly stated that they wanted to stay on during descent. Cut-down should happen in about 30 minutes.

It is looking like there might be an opportunity to terminate the flight in about 1 hour as it continues on its eastward flight path. . The cutdown plane is leaving now to check out touchdown spots.

HASP has a declared float. Float was declared at 16:34:48 UTC and float altitude is 123,000ft.

HASP has launched. Official Launch Time: 13:47:15 UTC

It sounds like that launch is about 10 -15 minutes away.

The start inflation command has been given. A normal inflation should take about 30 minutes to complete.

The Flight balloon is currently being rolled out.

HASP is now rolling out to the pad. The Helium truck is close behind. Things are looking great.

Checks out appear down. HASP is ready to head to the launch pad.

Roll out has started. HASP has been rolled out of the hanger bay and the connection toBig Bill is completed. HASP is now hanging on the Launch Vehicle. We are once again powering on all payloads that requested it for the final checkout before we roll out to the launch pad.