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Tom with the payload module
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Nick with some RF stuff, I'm guessing
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team members and spectators at the launch site
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Nick
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Tom and Mark with the parachute
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this was a well-photographed launch
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various team members
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payload module, almost assembled
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Nick assembling the payload module
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duct tape!
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checking balloon lift
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almost ready for liftoff
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bye bye, balloon!
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post-launch computer shenanigans
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where is our balloon?
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balloonless post-launch frustration