CANCELLED - Unsuitable wind conditions have unfortunately meant this balloon launch isn’t able to take place.

We're going to launch a very large balloon up to the edge of space*.

After a brief introduction to high altitude ballooning from Dave in the village (plus a safety briefing), we'll walk out to an open area of field, fill a very large balloon with helium, check the flight computers and let go! The balloon will then drift up to 25km+, eventually bursting and falling back down to earth.

All the while, we'll be able to track it live on the map, while even hopefully receive some images from the edge of space*.

Thanks to Dave from the AMSAT-UK / BATC / UKuG village for making this activity possible.

(* And yes, we know balloons don't actually go to the edge of space, but it's still going to be a lot higher than even commercial planes fly!)

This workshop is (initially) taking place in The Unnamed Village. We're in the middle of camping area G - https://map.emfcamp.org/#18.41/52.040788...