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Launch of Spirit of Knoxville IV

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:29:25 GMT

Launch of the Spirit of Knoxville IV from Downtown Island Home airport.Quest to be the first amateur payload to successfully trek across the Atlantic Ocean and land in Europe or Africa.The payload traveled 3360 miles over 40 hours, but landed 350 miles SW of Ireland.Come join us at http://www.spiritofknoxville.com as we continue our quest to cross the Atlantic.

By hockeyham

Tags : ARHAB, SNOX, UTARC, amateur, atlantic, balloon, ham, high-altitude, knoxville, ocean, radio, spirit, voyage

SNOX II Launch and recovery

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:09:51 GMT

Spirit of Knoxville II Launch from Knoxville, TN. Trans-atlantic balloon test flight, ending quite prematurely with a gentle crash in a dark city back yard. Visit spiritofknoxville.com to follow our ongoing trans-oceanic quest.

By spiritofknox

Tags : SNOX, balloon, knoxville, spiritofknoxville, transatlantic, utarc

UX-1 Recovery

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:55:24 GMT

Racing through the rural Tennessee Valley, we searched for hours without luck until...

By spiritofknox

Tags : Balloon, Ham, Radio, Tennessee, UTARC, UX1, University, of

UX-1 Launch Video

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:25:31 GMT

Our first balloon launch, in May 2005. Video of just the launch, nice and large sized

By spiritofknox

Tags : Amateur, Balloon, Radio, UTARC, UX-1, UX1, Weather