The Launch of a TIGER
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| TIGER on the launchpad |
TIGER, the launch
vehicle and Jason on the launchpad |
Filling the balloon with helium |
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| Still filling the
balloon |
The balloon with
Mount Erebus in the background |
Along the parachute, toward the launch vehicle |
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| Balloon with parachute |
Launch vehicle and
parachute |
The balloon train - famous picture from "Astronomy picture of the day" |
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| The truck drives out |
The balloon tugs at the pin... |
...and detaches |
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| Launch! |
The entire package |
The balloon and TIGER
at 120,000 feet |
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Movies
| Skidoos racing past the launch vehicle |
movie - mpg |
| View of the entire balloon train |
movie - mpg |
| NSBF secures the parachute |
movie - mpg |
| Balloon being inflated with helium |
movie - mpg |
| Balloon launching |
movie - avi |
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