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Dann Ranch, Winters, CA April 19 & 20, 2002 |
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| Presentation: | GLAST Balloon Retreat |
| Date: | 4/19-20/2002 |
| Hosts: | Mr. James Dann, Sr. |
| Presenters: | Prof.
Hartmut Sadrozinski Prof. Terry Schalk Dr. John Venuti Dr. James Martin (GLAST) Bill Althouse (GLAST) Dr. Phil Plait (GLAST) Dr. Charlie Crummer Kevin Waggoner Lei Deng |
| # of Demos: |
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| # of Students: | n/a |
 50 feet |
 100 feet |
 200 feet |
 200 feet |
 300 feet |
 500 feet |
 800 feet |
 1000 feet |
 1000 feet |
 The Gondola the balloon will carry |
The Gondola |
 The balloon setting off |
 View of the group releacing the balloon |
 Look how high it is! |
 Getting even higher |
 Monitoring the signals the balloon is sending |
 Watching the acent |
 Prof. Schalk holding the line |
 Prof. Schalk and the balloon |
 Getting things ready for launch |
 Setting up the computer |
 Readying the balloon |
 Prof. Schalk and the balloon again |
 Attaching the teather |
 Attaching the teather |
 The balloon on its decent |
 The group out at the launch site |
 Prelaunch |
 Still working on the teather |
 Readying the equipment for launch |
 Just fining filling the balloon |
 Preparing to attach the gondola |
 Still preping for launch |
 Prof. Sadrozinski overseeing preparations |
 Prof. Schalk |
 Looking at something... |
 Gate to the Dann Ranch |
 Hanging out on the poarch before the launch |
 Dann Ranch landscape1 |
 Dann Ranch landscape 2 |
 Dann Ranch landscape 3 |
 Dann Ranch landscape 4 |
 Dann Ranch landscape 5 |
 Dann Ranch landscape 6 |
 Dann Ranch landscape 7 |
 Dann Ranch landscape 8 |
 Dann Ranch landscape 9 |
 Dr. Lan Zhang relaxing on the porch |
 The launch site from a distance |
 Preparing to show Balloon 2001 movie |
 The Dann hose |
 The participants hanging out |
 The completed gondola |
 "How many physicists does it take to launch a balloon?" Terry Schalk cracking jokes |