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The TIGER / ANITA / ARIA Balloon Launch |
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TIGER was launched from Williams Field on December 16, 2003 at 10:08 CST |
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Attaching the hoisting gear |
Hoisting the payload
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The ARIA package
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Attaching the solar arrays |
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Testing the ballast hopper |
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Indiana John supervising |
Grad Student Lauren |
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Rolling out...
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...onto the launchpad
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The helium truck arrives
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Laying out the balloon
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C-130 passes by
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Inflation begins
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The wind picks up
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but the fans cheer us on |
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The spectators
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Principal Investigator Bob with the balloon |
The TIGER mascot!
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Launch!
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Allyson and Brian in St. Louis |
Brian and Marty O in St. Louis |
Brian and Marty I in St. Louis |
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Tigerlaunch, the movie[WMV, 6.86 MB, 4 min 30 sec](featuring the TIGER / ANITA crew, the NSBF team, the Boss, the TIGER cheerleaders and the hit single We're Launchready) |
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| TIGER Antarctica Pictures | |
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En route
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Christchurch
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Flight to the Ice
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Unloading TIGER
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Preparing the experiment
Aerogel Installation | Unloading ANITA | A Balloon campaign | Buttoning up | Hangtest Pathfinder | TIGER launch | ARIA on the Ice | Crary Lab |
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| Other Antarctica Pictures | |
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McMurdo Station
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Williams Field
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Halloween
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Firehouse
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Thanksgiving
Snowstorm | Ice Runway | TRACER launch | Christmas | Icestock |
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