BEAR Balloons

Bear 1 Flight:	Design	Lift Off	Recovery	Post Flight Analysis	Flight Pictures
Bear 2 Flight:	Design	Lift Off	Recovery	Post Flight Analysis	.
Bear 3 Flight:	Design	Lift Off	Recovery	Post Flight Analysis	Flight Pictures
Bear 4 Flight:	.	.	.	.	.

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BEAR 3 rising into a clear beautiful sky. May 27 @ 4:15 UTC

BEAR 3 capsules containing radio transmitters and gps units.

Ground Support: Alex, Amy, Jerry (KL7EDK) and Neal (WL7NZ) filling the balloon and laying out lines prior to liftoff.

Myles (KL1NU) landing at Poker Flats Rocket Range prior to BEAR 3 liftoff. We use his plane to locate, chase and visually track the balloon descending.

"A Beautiful Sight" - Our pilot Myles (KL1NU) spotting BEAR 3 descending with parachute fully deployed.

Photographed from the chase plane, BEAR 3 balloon sighted at 4,500 feet and descending...

Neal (WL7NZ) in the chase plane using a digital camcorder to photograph Bear 3 descending.

Touchdown - BEAR 3 on the ground as photographed by the chase plane.