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ASHI Balloon Instrument ready for launch
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Balloon Gondola containing batteries and power equipment being prepared prior to launch.
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ASHI being mounted onto the top plate of the balloon
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A mobile crane positions itself underneath the inflated balloon for release
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The balloon landed south of Winslow, AZ, ASHI took minimal damage from the fall
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PI Bernard Jackson and Electrical Engineer Ed Stephan pictured here inside NASA's Balloon Facility Hangar.
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Ed Stephan seen here working with the ASHI Balloon cabling that extends 700ft from the gondola up to the apex of the balloon.
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Ed Stephan monitoring the electrical input while Matthew Bracamontes operates ASHI via WiFi.