BASE 24 Flight: 2008 June 18

Launch: Crawfordsville High School, Crawfordsville, Indiana      13:06UTC

Ascent Rate:   average of 750 ft/min       Flight profile (.jpg) Google Earth (.kml) file

Burst Altitude: 88,300 feet at 15:04 UTC

Landing Time: 15:40 UTC

Landing Site: Southeast of Columbus, Indiana       Photo of flight string at landing from onboard camera

Experiments flown:

Relative Photometric Measurements of Absorption Lines of Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Ozone

Polarization of Skylight - powered by a solar cell

Compact Dual Axis Coincidence Geiger Counters - battery disconnect at launch

Three video cameras - two DXG 506V (horizon and downward looking) and one Aiptek (upward looking)

Student Poster (PowerPoint slide)

Videos(all .wmv files): Launch (down) Launch (side) Flying above airplane (balloon at 34,000 feet)

Balloon burst (up) Balloon burst (side) Landing (side) Landing (up) Recovery (side)