Great Plains
Super Launch
The premier High Altitude Ballooning Experience
Coming Summer 2020!!
Friday July 10 & Saturday July 11, 2020
About the Event
Great Plains Super Launch is the premier high altitude ballooning event in North America. Started in 2001 by Paul Verhage, this annual event is now in its 19th year. Hosted in various locations around the midwest, GPSL attacts the brightest and most innovative amateur balloonist from the US and abroad.
2020 Symposium Venue
The 2020 GPSL Symposium will be strictly virtual. Registration will be free, and will be opening shortly. Presentations will start Friday morning. Saturday afternoon an open mic will be available to show and tell your own group's launch.
Dates
Friday and Saturday, July 10-11, 2020
Event Schedules
Friday July 10, 2020
14:00Z / 9:00AM (CDT)
Balloon Symposium
Venue
Online
Saturday July 11, 2020
14:00Z / 9:00AM (CDT)
Worldwide Balloon Launch
Venue
Join us in a mass-launch across the global Saturday morning, July 11th.
Event Registration
GPSL attendees are required to pre-register but this year's virtual registration is free.
GPSL Groups.io Reflector
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Re: Thursday GPSL Agenda!
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 9, 2020 | 03:55 amIt will only be 115 here in Phoenix this Saturday. No tall corn to wade through but most of the plants have shape things on them.Jerry GableBalloon Flight Prediction tools http://www.s3research.com
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Re: Thursday GPSL Agenda!
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 8, 2020 | 23:31 pmWell, we'll have a cool morning with highs around 90 deg (but it's a dry heat as was said in the movie Aliens). Looking forward to seeing everyone virtually.
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Thursday GPSL Agenda!
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 8, 2020 | 23:23 pmWell, in my mind Genelle and I have arrived Omaha, checked in and now enjoying a nice dinner and chat with all my GPSL friends. Tomorrow I plan on a virtual tour of the Union Pacific Rail Road Museum!Can’t wait[…]
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Minor revision to Friday GPSL symposium schedule
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 8, 2020 | 16:17 pmPresenterSubjectTimeStart CDTEnd CDTPre-symposium Zoom testing308:309:00Intro159:009:15Jayant MurthyExperience in scientific ballooning in India459:1510:00Steve Randall G8KHWARHAB in the UK4510:0010:45Break1510:4511:00Paul Verhage KD4STHSilicon radiation detectors3011:0011:30Joanne Michael KM6BWBCross-country balloon race4511:3012:15Lunch4512:1513:00Bill Brown WB8ELKPico Ballooning Techniques & Hardware4513:0013:45Jeff Ducklow N0NQNDe-spun camera platform using Arduino4513:4514:30Mark Patton KC0DADS-B payload for[…]
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Re: Last call for (free!) registration for GPSL 2020 symposium
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 8, 2020 | 05:13 amHello Mark,Here is the link to my one youtube video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwQBl4tfRjkThanksJayant
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Last call for (free!) registration for GPSL 2020 symposium
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 7, 2020 | 14:42 pmIf you haven't already done so, please register for Friday's session at https://superlaunch.org (partway down the page). The Zoom URL will be sent to all registered participants early Thursday. We are now at 102 registrations (with maybe a couple dupes). We will[…]
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Re: EOSS300 launch time
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 6, 2020 | 22:39 pmHi Mark,Paul has acquired launch help in Idaho, so we will not be launching his 200th payload from Colorado. CIP- Marty
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Re: GPSL presenters and schedule
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 4, 2020 | 02:52 amTo elaborate further, we're keeping the Zoom URL under our hat a bit so that we know how many participants to expect on the day. We have a limited capacity for the zoom session (large, but limited). We're concerned that[…]
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Re: GPSL presenters and schedule
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 4, 2020 | 01:24 amYes, we will distribute the link to all registered attendees a day or two before the meeting.Mark
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Re: GPSL presenters and schedule
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 3, 2020 | 23:43 pmMark ... When I have participated in zoom meetings in the past I have just received a URL which I have clicked on and joined the meeting. Can I expect that his time?LarryKJ6PBS
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