In celebration of COSI launching today and in anticipation of SPIDER launching soon, I need to catch up on posting photos from Anita III’s launch on the 19th of December. After a gruelling week of scrubbed launches, they finally got off on a beautiful day.
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Hanging out on The Boss
Nightshift downside: I don't see nearly enough of The Boss in action
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Anita and Erebus
![Excellent day for solar panel testing and launch watching Excellent day for solar panel testing and launch watching • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15950275238/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8564/15950275238_8bd93ea7af_m.jpg)
Excellent day for solar panel testing and launch watching
![Ice throne and buried test source Ice throne and buried test source • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15950420270/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8677/15950420270_d1956b9c69_m.jpg)
Ice throne and buried test source
With a great view of the launch pad
![Getting a close up view Getting a close up view • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/16137728175/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7496/16137728175_383fa9b6b7_m.jpg)
Getting a close up view
With a telescope
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Piball launch
Ever half hour during launch preparations, these are let go to track the wind speed and direction
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Flag and sparkles
With lots of clouds for a while, I'd missed sunny days
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SPIDER spectators
Work stops for launches
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Living the life
I lounge on the ice throne
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Payload ready to go
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Inflation well underway
![Fill tubes tied off Fill tubes tied off • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15951634429/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8578/15951634429_db69969e49_m.jpg)
Fill tubes tied off
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Moment of anticipation
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Balloon release
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Rising
![The Boss drives to get underneath the balloon The Boss drives to get underneath the balloon • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/16111923636/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8667/16111923636_77c953bd44_m.jpg)
The Boss drives to get underneath the balloon
![Lots of manouvering Lots of manouvering • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/16111922356/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8666/16111922356_b87a66cbbf_m.jpg)
Lots of manouvering
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Launch!
![Off goes Anita Off goes Anita • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/15515376864/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7503/15515376864_e6d221b760_m.jpg)
Off goes Anita
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Solar panels deployed downward
![Happy travels! Happy travels! • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/16136952982/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7566/16136952982_4a2e2556f1_m.jpg)
Happy travels!
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