The Kansas Near Space Project will launch its next near space capsule (mission 97C) on October 18, 1997 at 7:00 am. Should high winds, rain, or 100% cloud cover prevent the launch, it will be rescheduled for the following weekend. Preflight assembly and testing will be performed the day before the launch at the Balloon Launch Facility (BLF) starting at 6:00 pm. The capsule for this flight will be the Asimov II. A manifest for this flight follows.

• Aware RM-60 geiger counters
• Color CCD camera on a boom mounted scan platform (single axis)
• Stationary black and white CCD camera
• Three color colorimeter
• Hydrometer
• Two 35 mm cameras
• Rocket ignitor test
• Student biology experiment
• Atmospheric temperature and pressure sensors

The goal of the Kansas NSP is to involve students and the public in amateur space science. While flights are weight constrained, individuals are invited to design experiments that investigate the upper atmosphere, perform remote viewing, or test technological designs. Typical flights last approximately three hours and land 80 miles from the launch site. Recovery teams using Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers follow after the capsule and record flight data. More information can be found at the KNSP webpage at: http://www.ksu.edu/humec/knsp/
Email can be sent to: verhage@humec.ksu.edu
Phone messages can be left at 532-1558 (which will be answered during lunch hour).