Great Plains Super Launch
GPSL is the premier balloon gathering for high altitude enthusiasts from around the world. Each year GPSL is located in or around the Midwest and draws hobbyists and professionals from dozens of states, and as far away as England.
The Great Plains Super Launch returns to the Midwest in 2019. The Super Launch will be held on Friday/Saturday June 14 and 15, 2019 in Pella Iowa. For those that would like to arrive Wednesday evening, Pella Explores Near Space (PENS) will be hosting Thursday group tours of area places of interest. In addition, spouse/family activities will be available on Friday.
Pella is a historic town, originally founded by Dutch settlers. We are located 40 miles southeast of Des Moines, IA. Iowa's largest lake with a beach, marina, and trails is only 10 miles away. Pella is a great family town and a popular tourist stop. Learn more at pella.org.
For further information, please see the event Agenda for specific times. If you have questions or comments, please ask!
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Re: GPSL 2020 - 9-11 July 2020
Great Plains Super Launch Sep 17, 2019 | 14:23 pmSounds great to me too. Look forward to seeing you all at GPSL 2020. -Bill WB8ELK
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Re: GPSL 2020 - 9-11 July 2020
Great Plains Super Launch Sep 16, 2019 | 14:11 pmGreat choice of dates Mark. Keith, WA0̷TJT
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GPSL 2020 - 9-11 July 2020
Great Plains Super Launch Sep 15, 2019 | 21:46 pm
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Hi everyone,GPSL 2020 is officially set for July 9-11. Friday's events will be at the University of Nebraska-Omaha campus near 62nd and Dodge Streets in Omaha.I know there are some who won't be able to make this date, but there[…] -
Pico AK0SK-11 launched
Great Plains Super Launch Sep 5, 2019 | 18:06 pmLaunched the WB8ELK Skytracker last Sunday. It is now at the coast of Portugal.-Sila.
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CNSP round-the-world flights in progress
Great Plains Super Launch Sep 5, 2019 | 16:38 pmKA6TVU-11 has completed one lap and is over Saskatchewan this morning. KA6TVU-12 is in Southern Europe - was launched a few days later.https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=7&call=a%2FKA6TVU-11&timerange=10800&tail=10800 https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=7&call=a%2FKA6TVU-12&timerange=10800&tail=1080073 de Mark N9XTN
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Re: ublox max 7
Great Plains Super Launch Aug 28, 2019 | 18:13 pmThe uBlox Max technical reference datasheet shows the response. I will look it up when i get off work. -Bill WB8ELK
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Re: ublox max 7
Great Plains Super Launch Aug 24, 2019 | 21:53 pmWhat should I expect as a response from the checkNav command. Is there a document that describes this command.
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Re: University Project Teams using Balloons?
Great Plains Super Launch Aug 24, 2019 | 16:38 pmUniversity of Alabama Huntsville had a BalloonSat course for almost a decade as a ECE senior design project. We launched over 60 balloons. It sadly was discontinued. However they have a Space Hardware Club that flies balloon payloads each semester.[…]
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Re: University Project Teams using Balloons?
Great Plains Super Launch Aug 23, 2019 | 23:11 pmYou might consider making contacts by leveraging NASA’s Space Grant Network. It is quite large and typically connected with big universities across the USA. Here is a Link: https://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/spacegrant/about/index.htmlFrom that web site: "The Space Grant national network includes over 850 affiliates from[…]
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Re: University Project Teams using Balloons?
Great Plains Super Launch Aug 23, 2019 | 14:53 pmMike,Here are a few possible matches:Stanford: https://stanfordssi.org/teams/balloonsEmbry-Riddle: http://pages.erau.edu/~isenberd/research/ballooning.htmlCal - Berkeley: https://stac.berkeley.edu/project/balloonMaine: https://umaine.edu/hab/Iowa State: https://m2i.aere.iastate.edu/habet/ (Matthew Nelson is a good connection to the Stratospheric Ballooning Association, which could yield more schools, see: https://www.stratoballooning.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/stratoballooning/ )University of Southern Indiana: http://usinearspace.com/Metropolitan Community[…]
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