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Interestingly enough.... On the last flight things were fine on the ascent which is about 800 Feet Per Minute. I expect the next flight to take about 2.5 hours to reach peak altitude. On the descent however, the initial descent rates were close to 10,000FPM (a parachute doesn't do much...

I can't tape anything to the balloon. The latex is so thin and fragile it would burst. The balloon will expand from maybe 5 feet across at release to about 50 feet across at peak altitude. I have toyed with using a rocket igniter in line on the string from the balloon to the payload and it...

I'm pretty sure it won't take much to pop the balloon. The latex is so delicate and thin you can't touch it with your hands. You have to use gloves and a sheet on the ground to inflate the thing. Its a helium balloon. I don't think a hot air balloon will make it to 120K feet :) It does...

The balloon will be white. I've already got it.

Last year I launched a high altitude balloon to take near space pictures. You can see some here - Launch « I Can’t Believe it’s Not NASA My wife is quite thrilled with my DIY space program :rolleyes: I’m in the process of building for my next flight and one of the pieces I would like to...