NASA SUMMER CAMPAIGN 2009

June 2009 - Recovery of the SUNRISE gondola

Recovery in Canada Photo: Bernd Chares	Recovery in Canada Photo: Bernd Chares

Preparation of SUNRISE before the launch. © SSC	The launch of SUNRISE  © SSC	The launch of SUNRISE © SSC

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SUNRISE ON YOUTUBE Preparations The Launch Filmed by Chris Elliot, Univercity of Delaware

1 June 2009 - the AESOP campaign 2009

One of three attempt to launch the AESOP gondola

	Release of the payload Lee, heading for an altitude of 42 km	LEE floating at around 41 km. The photo is taken with a telescope from Esrange Space Center by CSBF.
The launch of a 1.2 milion m3 balloon	The launch took place at 02:36 UTC	The launch vehicle Hercules in action
Preparations	Preparing the balloon	Before launch

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NASA SUMMER CAMPAIGN 2006

8 July 2006 - the TRACER launch
Professor Dietrich Müller	Launch	T +4s
T +120s

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Front view of TRACER held up by Hercules	Side view of TRACER and Hercules	View over the balloon pad during preparations
The valve is prepared at the top of the balloon

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NASA SUMMER CAMPAIGN 2006

15 May 2006 - Preparations

The AESOP payload inside the assembly hall at Esrange	CSBF technician preparing the huge crane for heavy payloads	A technician from CSBF preparing the communication unit for the ULDB
Transport lorry with helium on the balloon pad.

BLAST
Summer 2005

Work at Esrange: Attaching sun shield panels	Part of the BLAST campaign team	Telemetry system tests at Esrange's balloon launch pad
Telemetry system tests at Esrange's balloon launch pad	The 8m BLAST payload with it's sun shield panels	Verification of the payload functions hanging in the launch vechicle before launch
Happy scientists, Jeff Klein and Mark Devlin, ready for launch	During the whole day all kind of weather appeared, rain, sunshine, wind conditions and dark clouds	A few hours before launch the beautiful midnight sun appeared. For several years, scientists from different universities and institutes in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom and Mexico have been preparing this large and heavy (2000 kg) sub-millimetre-telescope for launch.
At 01:10:07 UTC 12 June, BLAST was successfully launched. "I hope this is the beginning of a long NSBF/Esrange relationship where we will do world class science together." says Mr Danny Ball, Site Manager, NSBF	Landing took place on Victoris Island at 06:15 UT on 16 June at 71degrees 09,6 minutes North, 110 degrees 49,2 minutes West

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