John Powell of JP Aerospace will talk this weekend on the American Voices Sirius XM satellite radio program hosted by former Senator Bill Bradley: JP Interview this Saturday with Senator Bill Bradley – JP Aerospace Blog This Saturday and Sunday […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An update from Joe Latrell of Photos To Space, a HobbySpace sponsor: A Space Program In Amish Country? Strasburg firm brings Space access to the public [Strasburg, PA – May 10th, 2013] Surrounded by tranquil fields, the idyllic town of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This video shows highlights of the six April 2013 JP Aerospace high altitude flights, which carried a total of 2400 PongSats for students: Mission Highlights Video – JP Aerospace Blog
Here’s a local news report about the JP Aerospace flight sponsored by KLM, which was running a contest to provide a ticket for a ride on a XCOR Lynx suborbital spaceplane to the person who submitted the closest estimate for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a video of recent JP Aerospace missions in which 2400 student PongSats “flew to the edge of space on six high altitude balloons. The peak altitudes ranged from 92,000 to 103,000 feet”: PongSat Mission Video – JP Aerospace […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Below is a report from ESA on the latest CanSats in Europe competition. A CanSat is a soda-can sized payload that can be launched on a suborbital rocket or high altitude balloon. The CanSat program started originally in the USA. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
JP Aerospace had a productive week: Mission Success! – JP Aerospace Blog We flew just over 2000 PongSat student experiments, the most we’ve ever flown at once. All five launches were in winds that were steady 20 with gusts to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In a clever variation on the amateur high altitude balloon project, David Windestål of Sweden flew a radio controlled glider on a balloon to 30 km. He was able to direct the plane (to some extent) back to earth after […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Leonard David writes about the growing interest and activity in high altitude ballooning: Balloon Flights Bring Near-Space Exploration to Masses – Space.com.
A report from JP Aerospace on the latest test of their MHD propulsion system, which would be used to power their airships to orbit (see writeup pdf): Magnetohydrodynamic Generator Test 90 – JP Aerospace Blog.
JP Aerospace for many years has flown for free lots of PongSats with miniature payloads from students from all over the world. Now some high school students in Atlanta are expanding on JPA’s work: Space Hub Southeast | Furthering the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
High altitude balloon projects have become increasingly popular with students and hobbyists in the past few years. Usually such balloon adventurers would gather up the necessary info and materials from a variety of sources. Now there are sites that offer […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess everybody else has been pointing to the high altitude adventure of Lauren Rojas’s Hello Kitty doll. Her video has reached almost 769,000 views at the moment. Besides the cuteness, it was quite an impressive project for a 13 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Using high altitude balloons to promote new products is becoming popular. Here, “Opel ADAM took a funky trip to space. 32 kilometers up to the stratosphere and back to Earth.”
Some intriguing recent posts on the JP Aerospace blog: * Ascender 90 Envelope Inspection – * PongSat Launch System –
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