For anyone who's interested, there's a great set of photos of the last
launch at
http://www.spiritofknoxville.com/photos.html. Pretty cool!
Also, it looks like the next balloon launch has been delayed slightly:
Hello All,
The Spirit of Knoxville II Balloon flight will be delayed 25 hours,
resulting in a launch time of January 4 at 03:00 universal time,
January 3 at 10:00PM Eastern Standard time. This flight has a modest
chance of making it across the Atlantic Ocean and arriving over Europe
within approximately 48 hours.
Radio Listeners - DTRC users - especially Greenland and Europe, please
watch
http://dtrc.utarc.org/status.php for up to date tuning and
status information.
Launch spectators you may find detailed parking and driving directions
available he
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...93b9&z=17&om=1
We recommend arriving at the launch site at least half hour before
launch, it will be very cold (22F / 8C), so dress quite warmly!
Watch the flight live on the web at
http://www.spiritofknoxville.com
Thanks,
UTARC Experimental High Altitude Balloon Program
University of Tennessee Amateur Radio Club
Knoxville, TN