NMSS-05

• Launch Date: April 4, 2014
• Launch Location: Carlos Rey Elementary School, Albuquerque New Mexico

APS Students’ Science Soars 15 Miles Above The Earth

The countdown struck zero at precisely 9:03 AM on April 4, 2014, as three Title I Albuquerque Public Schools, working together with the New Mexico Space Studies (NMSS) group, successfully launched a High Altitude Balloon (HAB) to an altitude of over 82,000 feet, into an area high above us called “Near Space”.  The HAB mission featured true scientific payloads built by Carlos Rey Elementary School, West Mesa High School and Valley High School students.  In addition to the balloon and the payload return parachute, the scientific experiments included still and video cameras, computer-controlled air data sensors, radiation detectors, communication equipment, microbe samples, and a RADAR reflector.

The folks at Carlos Rey put together a great video about the launch.