Picture Gallery for Sat 2006-07-22 15:58:58 UTC

	Matt blows the liquid nitrogen which was pre-cooling the liquid helium tank out of it (and hopefully into the liquid nitrogen tank).
	Nitogen blowoff.
	Chris and Marie try to read a gauge on one of the helium dewars.
	Waiting around during a helium transfer.
	Marie helps Chris try to resuscitate his laptop's harddrive.
	The helium tankers roll out to the pad.
	After being abandoned by the rest of the crew, Matt, Chris and I hit up Shep's for lunch.
	Marco's lunch plan: avocado salad with guacamole on top.
	Marie's Birthdanniverstmas present.
	ARCADE heads out to the pad.
	ARCADE heads out to the pad.
	Sue and Catia return after a day of shopping.
	Birds wheeling around the top of the tower.
	Birds wheeling around the top of the tower.
(4912x1112, 5799 kb) The view of rollout on the pad from the roof of the tower. ARCADE is at right on The Boss. The balloon is still in its crate at left.
	Receiver dishes on the top of the tower pointed at the pad.
	The chase plane takes off from the airport.
	The start of inflation.
(4026x1326, 5917 kb) Start of inflation. The top of the balloon is held down at this point.
	The top of the balloon is released.
(11688x1216, 13900 kb) The flightline from the centre of the pad. The people at left are the ARCADE scientists. (Everyone else is down below at the edge of the pad.)
	ARCADEans waiting for launch.
	Inflation.
	Inflation.
	Inflation.
	Inflation.
	Inflation.
	Looking down the flightline.
	Looking back at the tower.
	Greg and Gaelen watch the launch.
	Here I've adaped Gaelen's lens for use with my camera. It doesn't work quite as well.
	Nearing the end of inflation.
	Riggers attach the collar to the balloon.
	Sue and Joel practice swordplay.
	Tying off the fill lines.
	Spectators.
	A pie ball high above the launch vehicle.
	Tiny Tim starts up.
(2694x1119, 3727 kb) With inflation complete, Chris scans the flightline, waiting for launch.
	Pre launch. Note how the tied-off fill lines are blowing straight down the flightline. Perfect conditions for a launch.
	Launch of ARCADE.
	ARCADE ascends.
	ARCADE ascends.
	Sue and Joe's swordfighting.
	ARCADE ascends.
	ARCADE ascends.
	The riggers pack things up.
	ARCADE ascends.