Edge of Space Missions

Brief video summary of the Edge of Space flight that took place from Deer Trail, CO on 21 Oct 2023 shortly after sunrise.

Short video of an interview with one of the young students who participated in an Edge of Space Mission a few years ago. The video highlights how her interest in STEM has grown since her exposure to the Edge of Space program sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA and carried out by Edge of Space Sciences in Colorado.

This is a summary of the Edge of Space Flight that took place on 26 March 2023 from Deer Trail, CO carrying approximately 300 student experiments into the stratosphere to a maximum altitude of 104,423 feet.

Edge of Space flight edited video primarily from the Spring-Ford HS payload camera. Launch took place from Deer Trail, CO.

RAW Edge of Space Flight video captured on 15 Oct 2022. Launch took place from Deer Trail, CO

Edge of Space Mission flight summary video that was sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA. Thanks to Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS) for pre-launch, launch, tracking, and recovery of the student experiments that were flown on this high altitude balloon flight to an altitude of 92,743 feet.

This high altitude balloon flight was funded by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA in support of STEM education for K-12 grade students from across the country. Launch took place from Deer Trail, CO. The student experiments reached an altitude of 93,034 feet. Background music from The Six Million Dollar Guitar are highlighted in this not for profit educational video.

Informational video on the Edge of Space STEM program sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA.

A look at the Edge of Space Program sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA and what this program means to young students and for their STEM education.

This flight video from yesterday's Edge of Space Mission, was captured by the mini-cam on the Spring-Ford High School payload box. The video ended before balloon burst because the camera battery was drained by the extreme cold as the flight entered the stratosphere and reached a maximum altitude of 110,357.61 feet.

This Edge of Space mission summary pulls together video from traveling to the launch site, to flight prep, launch, tracking, and recovery operations. Just over 400 students participated in this flight by submitting experiments to fly into the stratosphere. The EOS mission achieved an altitude of 110,357 feet; a new record for a Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) sponsored STEM education EOS mission.

This Edge of Space video is a product of a middle school student experiment that used a Raspberry Pi computer and camera to record the high altitude balloon flight. The student who came up with this experiment, programmed the computer to collect the video. This video has been edited from the student's original 3hr video. There is no audio with this video and it is slightly out of focus, either because the small camera lens was no cleaned off or the focus ring slipped. The Edge of Space flight was funded by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA and took place in March of 2019.

EOS Mission summary video from the flight that took place on 12 Oct 2019 from Deer Trail, CO. Thanks to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) for funding this STEM education program for students. Thanks also to the Edge of Space Sciences volunteers who provide the high altitude balloon operations from launch to recovery.

This is a time lapse video of the Edge of Space Flight that took place on 15 March 2020. The video has been slowed down to 2% normal speed in order to view the individual images that were collected every 10 seconds during the flight using the Spring-Ford High School video camera. The camera was attached to one side of the high school's payload box with the student experiments inside. There is no sound with this video and is unedited.

Edge of Space Mission which launch near Windsor, CO on 15 March 2020 with student experiments from across the country. This flight was made possible through funding from the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA. Student experiments from 2nd grade to high school were flown successfully to an altitude of 85,722 feet. Deep appreciation to the Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS) team which provided the balloon launch, tracking, and recovery operations.

Just under two hours of video captured during the Edge of Space Mission that took place on 24 March 2019 from Deer Trail, CO, has been edited down to this 10 minute video summary of the flight from pre-launch to successful recovery. My thanks to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA who funded the flight, the students who provided their experiments, and all the volunteers, especially the members of Edge of Space Sciences that contributed critical support during the launch, tracking, and recovery phases of the operations. Special thanks to Jeff G. for his video clips and commentary.

This Edge of Space Mission reached a final altitude of 100,177 feet. Experiments from high school, middle school, and elementary school students flew on this mission. Funding for this mission was provided by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). Launch prep, tracking, and recovery of the payloads was provided by Edge of Space of Sciences (EOSS). Payload integration and video production was provided by the National Space Science & Technology Institute (NSSTI). The final video frame at the end of this video file was collected at an altitude of 90,183 ft in which the outside temperature was -0.04º F and the atmospheric pressure was 0.24 psi.

This trailer was made just for fun in order to capture key parts of the most recent flight to the Edge of Space.

This 11th high altitude balloon flight into the stratosphere, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), took place on 20 March 2021. Launch location was Deer Trail, CO. Approximately 240 student experiments from five different states, were set aloft on this flight to a maximum altitude of 104,803 feet and safely recovered 64 miles east of the launch site near the town of Wiladel, CO. Background music provided by https://pixabay.com/music/.

Student experiments from St. Mary's High School, Casey Middle School, Monroe and Mountainside Elementary Schools were flown on this mission to an altitude of 96,850 feet from Deer Trail, CO. Funding for this mission was provided by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA and payload integration was provided by Norm Black. Launch, tracking, and recovery operations were provided by EOSS.