SPEEDBALL-1 STILL GO FOR LAUNCH

[Dan Bowen]

All systems and teams have passed the 24-hour GO-NO-GO check.

The SpeedBall-1 Amateur Trans-Atlantic Balloon is still GO FOR LAUNCH, in an attempt to be the first small amateur balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Launch date: Thursday March 24 2011 between 8PM and 11PM. (UTC/GMT Timezone is Friday March 25 at 0000 hours to 0300 hours)

Spectators welcome! Here's a Google Map: http://bit.ly/fvx81r
For driving directions, click on the green marker on the map, then select Driving Directions...

Follow the flight at: http://track.whitestarballoon.com
(however it will show our testing tonight on the map until just before launch. WE WILL NOT LAUNCH EARLY.)
•Live Map of the balloon's flight path and future predicted path
•Live Video and Audio Streams of LVL1 Mission Control in Louisville, KY, and the launch itself at SpacePort Indiana in Columbus, IN.
•Live Chat with White Star and others watching the flight

Flight could still be scrubbed if weather or other things change.

Thanks,
Dan Bowen
Project Lead
White Star Balloon