Stratospheric balloon just launched from our airport

[Red Squirrel]

Tracked it for a bit, they turn off the transponder once it clears controlled airspace though.



Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-E3g2JUnKE

It's no SpaceX launch but that's about as good as it gets with our space program. 😛

 

[Darwin333]

It's too bad too, would be really cool to see a moose launched into space. 😀

 

[Red Squirrel]

It's too bad too, would be really cool to see a moose launched into space. 😀

That's something I could see the Russians do, but with a bear. 😀

 

[Darwin333]

That's something I could see the Russians do, but with a bear. 😀

Moose would be more awesome but a bear would be cool as fuck too! Unfortunately they have already made it to the human part so they probably won't be sending many large animals into space.

 

[glenn1]

Moose would be more awesome but a bear would be cool as fuck too! Unfortunately they have already made it to the human part so they probably won't be sending many large animals into space.

Space poutine.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Space poutine... that needs to be a thing. The ISS should install deep friers.

 

[Red Squirrel]

They've been launching them regularly for the past few weeks. It's a big enough deal to be featured on the home page of Canada Space Agency. 😀

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/default.asp

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/scienc...&utm_content=2018-campaign&utm_term=home-page

Pretty cool to know this is happening right from my city. Most of the launches have been happening late at night or on days that I work though so I have not attended any of them yet. Hoping to catch at least one.

 

[sdifox]

It's too bad too, would be really cool to see a moose launched into space. 😀

Moose is waiting up there. This time it's squirrel.