![Click to enlarge](img/th_2042.jpg) | Reattaching the sun shield |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2045.jpg) | I was bored, so I made a pocketwatch... |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2046.jpg) | The Mark shrine. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2047.jpg) | Pre-flight preparation. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2048.jpg) | Mark and Frank inspect the payload. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2049.jpg) | The MLV in the hangar. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2050.jpg) | Switching to batteries. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2051.jpg) | The MLV coming in to pick us up. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2052.jpg) | Frank gets ready to put BLAST on the pin. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2054.jpg) | Picking up BLAST. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2055.jpg) | Putting the truck plate on the pin. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2056.jpg) | Mark inspecting the operation. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2057.jpg) | Attaching the flight train. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2058.jpg) | Attaching the flight train. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2059.jpg) | Attaching the flight train. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2060.jpg) | Attaching the flight train. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2061.jpg) | Attaching the flight train. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2062.jpg) | Attaching the flight train. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2063.jpg) | BLASTers milling about. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2064.jpg) | The spool truck waiting for showtime. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2065.jpg) | The MLV. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2066.jpg) | Extracting BLAST. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2067.jpg) | Mark taking pictures. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2068.jpg) | Extracting BLAST. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2069.jpg) | Extracting BLAST. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2070.jpg) | BLAST outside. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2071.jpg) | Enzo. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2072.jpg) | A conversation. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2073.jpg) | BLAST. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2074.jpg) | BLAST. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2075.jpg) | BLAST. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2076.jpg) | Attaching the ballast hoppers. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2077.jpg) | David. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2078.jpg) | Barth. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2079.jpg) | The ballast hoppers. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2080.jpg) | BLAST with ballast and crush pads. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2081.jpg) | BLAST with ballast and crush pads. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2082.jpg) | Heading out to the pad. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2083.jpg) | BLAST on the MLV. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2084.jpg) | Heading out to the pad. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2085.jpg) | Heading out to the pad. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2086.jpg) | Heading out to the pad. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2087.jpg) | Heading out to the pad. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2088.jpg) | Holding. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2090.jpg) | Out at the launch pad. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2091.jpg) | The spool truck with the MLV behind it. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2093.jpg) | The MLV. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2094.jpg) | BLAST on the MLV. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2096.jpg) | BLAST on the MLV. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2097.jpg) | The Helium trucks drive out to the spool truck. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2099.jpg) | MLV and spool truck. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2100.jpg) | Getting light. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2101.jpg) | Getting light. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2102.jpg) | The MLV in the pre-dawn. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2103.jpg) | The MLV in the pre-dawn. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2104.jpg) | Another helium truck heading out to the launch site. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2105.jpg) | Very light. Note that the MLV has turned around. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2106.jpg) | Closer... |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2107.jpg) | Closer! |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2108.jpg) | BLAST hanging. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2109.jpg) | BLAST hanging. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2110.jpg) | Matt in front of BLAST. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2111.jpg) | Greg and Matt. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2112.jpg) | Dawn. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2113.jpg) | Dawn + BLAST = Photo opportunity. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2114.jpg) | BLAST and the MLV. In the distance, the NSBF crew is unrolling the tarps. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2115.jpg) | The base. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2117.jpg) | The parachute and release. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2118.jpg) | Parachute release mechanism. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2119.jpg) | Laying out the tarps. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2120.jpg) | Laying out the tarps. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2121.jpg) | BLAST with sun. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2122.jpg) | MLV with spool truck in background. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2123.jpg) | BLAST (again, surprisingly). |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2124.jpg) | Launching a small balloon to test the winds. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2125.jpg) | Spool truck and tarps. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2126.jpg) | Working on the parachute release. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2127.jpg) | Marie waits for launch. Note the studded fleece. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2128.jpg) | Tarps for the balloon. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2129.jpg) | MLV and parachute. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2130.jpg) | Blowing. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_2131.jpg) | Coming back. |