Next NSTAR flight
The NSTAR payload did not fly on the 12th due to the helium cylinder obtained from Linweld being 20% short of a standard fill, so there will not be a Flight 11-D. Our next flight will probably be at...
View ArticleAbout NSTAR
Nebraska Stratospheric Amateur Radio (NSTAR) is an Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning (ARHAB) organization. The mission of NSTAR is to:a) Promote the awareness and use of Amateur Radio through the...
View ArticleFlight 11-A - 19 March 2011
Our first flight for 2011 was at the Nebraska ARRL Convention at the Lancaster Events Center on the east side of Lincoln. We paired up with the NASA Nebraska High Altitude Balloon project from UNO for...
View ArticleFlight 11-B - 5 June 2011
Flight 11-B was launched from Treynor High School on June 5th and recovered west-southwest of Carbon, IA. A more in-depth recap will be posted later. The backup beacon failed shortly before launch...
View ArticleFlight 11-C - 16 July 2011
NSTAR 11-C was our UNO Aerospace Education Workshop BalloonSat flight, which we have done annually for the last several years. This one was a little more exciting than most. Once again we teamed up...
View Article2012 Great Plains Super Launch
Nebraska Stratospheric Amateur Radio will host the twelfth annual Great Plains Super Launch (GPSL) on June 7-10, 2012, in Omaha, Nebraska. Amateur Radio high-altitude ballooning groups from around the...
View Article