{"id":4312,"date":"2010-12-18T21:49:34","date_gmt":"2010-12-19T01:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=4312"},"modified":"2010-12-18T21:51:42","modified_gmt":"2010-12-19T01:51:42","slug":"barrel-take-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=4312","title":{"rendered":"BARREL, Take II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday the second BARREL payload launched. BARREL really has several small payloads, but they&#8217;re down here to test fly just two. This is to check the thermal environment flying over the antarctic ice, which reflects a lot of light. Luckily for them, the first payload went straight north, over ocean (which reflects a lot less) and is now halfway to Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Hand launches are cool and I didn&#8217;t do the last one justice. So, I set out with a mission of collecting more good pictures this time. I think I succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>In BLAST news, we reorganized the first level of the highbay in the afternoon. Instead of our setup for gondola development, we&#8217;ve switched to a communal circle of computers to maximize communication when we launch.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4312 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4314'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1384-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Extra Steps\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4314\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1384-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1384-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1384-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4314'>\n\t\t\t\tExtra steps on The Boss. Well implemented\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4315'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1393-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Scott\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4315\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1393-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1393-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1393-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4315'>\n\t\t\t\tScott, one of the TM guys\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4316'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1396-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Preinflation\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4316\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1396-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1396-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1396-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4316'>\n\t\t\t\tPreinflation\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4317'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1400-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Natalie comes out to watch too\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4317\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1400-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1400-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1400-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4317'>\n\t\t\t\tNatalie comes out to watch too\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4318'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1403-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inflation Begins\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1403-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1403-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1403-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4318'>\n\t\t\t\tInflation begins. The universe is dominated by a scalar field (Don&#8217;t worry if this makes no sense, it&#8217;s an unfunny cosmology joke that I can no longer resist)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4319'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1404-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Holding it Down\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1404-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1404-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1404-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4319'>\n\t\t\t\tTo begin, the balloon is held down by hand\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4320'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1410-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Still Held Down\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1410-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1410-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1410-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4320'>\n\t\t\t\tEventually it&#8217;s let go, but still held by the final release mechanism\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4321'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1428-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"More Inflation\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1428-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1428-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1428-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4321'>\n\t\t\t\tMore inflation, starting to get full. Little balloons are great because this takes only a few mintues\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4322'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1430-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"BARREL\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1430-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1430-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1430-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4322'>\n\t\t\t\tBARREL the Second, closer than I ever got to the first one. This time, I made sure I was as close as I was allowed to be\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4323'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1434-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Safety Watchers\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4323\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1434-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1434-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1434-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4323'>\n\t\t\t\tSafety watchers, and helium trucks\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4324'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1435-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Other Watchers\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1435-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1435-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1435-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4324'>\n\t\t\t\tOther watchers: Gabe and (CSBF) Matt\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4325'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1439-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inflation Finishing\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4325\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1439-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1439-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1439-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4325'>\n\t\t\t\tInflation ending\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4326'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1445-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inflation Over\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4326\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1445-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1445-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1445-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4326'>\n\t\t\t\tInflation done, payload-side launch crew departs. Here begins the sequence of posting pretty much every picture I managed to take\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4327'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1447-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Payload-Side Crew\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1447-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1447-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1447-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4327'>\n\t\t\t\tThe payload-side crew walks over\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4328'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1450-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Arrival\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1450-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1450-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1450-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4328'>\n\t\t\t\tPayload-side crew arrives at payload\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4329'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1460-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ready\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4329\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1460-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1460-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1460-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4329'>\n\t\t\t\tReady. Curtis and Cory handle the payload, Vic gets the &#8216;chute-balloon attachment point\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4330'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1462-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Release\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1462-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1462-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1462-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4330'>\n\t\t\t\tThe balloon is released!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4331'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1463-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mushrooming\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4331\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1463-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1463-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1463-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4331'>\n\t\t\t\tCharacteristic balloon mushrooming\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4332'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1464-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ready to Move\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1464-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1464-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1464-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4332'>\n\t\t\t\tReady to move\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4333'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1465-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Starting to Move\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1465-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1465-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1465-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4333'>\n\t\t\t\tStarting to move\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4334'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1466-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Need to Move\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1466-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1466-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1466-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4334'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Oh shit, now we really need to move&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4335'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1467-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Really Moving\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1467-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1467-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1467-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4335'>\n\t\t\t\tReally moving\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4336'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1468-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Run and Throw\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1468-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1468-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1468-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4336'>\n\t\t\t\tRun and throw\/heave\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4337'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1469-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Released\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1469-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1469-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1469-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4337'>\n\t\t\t\tReleased\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4338'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1470-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ascending\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1470-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1470-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1470-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4338'>\n\t\t\t\tAscending\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4339'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1475-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Still Ascending\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1475-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1475-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1475-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4339'>\n\t\t\t\tStill ascending. This continues for a while\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4340'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1481-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Looking Up\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1481-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1481-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1481-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4340'>\n\t\t\t\tNick, Mark, and Matt look up\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4341'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1483-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tristan\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1483-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1483-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1483-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4341'>\n\t\t\t\tTristan, as close as I could focus him. I like doing this sometimes, and he&#8217;s one of the few that doesn&#8217;t complain\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4342'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1488-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Before Rearrangement\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1488-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1488-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1488-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4342'>\n\t\t\t\tUnder the mezzanine, before rearrangement\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4343'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1490-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elio Cleaning\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4343\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1490-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1490-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1490-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4343'>\n\t\t\t\tElio cleans the downstairs solder station (aka horrible mess central). He&#8217;s understandably unhappy about it\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4344'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1493-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Matt Sweeps\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4344\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1493-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1493-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1493-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4344'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt sweeps\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4345'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1496-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Partially Complete\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4345\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1496-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1496-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1496-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4345'>\n\t\t\t\tPartially complete. Workspace replaced with desks\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4346'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1500-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Barth and Elio Shift\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1500-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1500-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_1500-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4346'>\n\t\t\t\tDuring a late night of testing, Barth and Elio demo what their shift during flight might look like: sitting in opposite corners, and not talking\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday the second BARREL payload launched. BARREL really has several small payloads, but they&#8217;re down here to test fly just two. This is to check the thermal environment flying over the antarctic ice, which reflects a lot of light. Luckily for them, the first payload went straight north, over ocean (which reflects a lot less) [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4312"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4312"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4349,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4312\/revisions\/4349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}