Great Plains
Super Launch
The premier High Altitude Ballooning Experience
July 9-10, 2021
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 will be celebrating its 21st year. Hosted in various locations around the midwest, GPSL attracts the brightest and most innovative amateur balloonists from the US and abroad.
2021 Symposium Venue
Dates
Symposium on July 9, 2021. Individual Launches: July 10, 2021
Friday July 9, 2021
14:00Z / 9:00AM (CDT)
Balloon Symposium
Venue
Online
Saturday July 10, 2021
14:00Z / 9:00AM (CDT)
Worldwide Balloon Launch
Venue
Join us in a mass-launch across the global Saturday morning, July 10th.
Event Registration
GPSL attendees are required to pre-register.
GPSL Groups.io Reflector
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Re: Latex vent valves?
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 28, 2021 | 01:06 amHi Dan, We have a group of students doing some design tests here of a latex balloon vent valve at the UAH Space Hardware Club. They also did a recent test flight of the Jean Laby valve system.[…]
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WB8MSJ pico balloon launched to celebrate my Dads 96th birthday
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 28, 2021 | 01:02 amWB8MSJ-2 has been launched from Findlay, Ohio by my Dad WB8MSJ on his 96th birthday. 36-inch foil balloon using BalloonTime helium with an APRS Skytracker board. - Bill WB8ELK
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Latex vent valves?
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 28, 2021 | 00:58 amHi all,I'm looking for latex neck vent valves that I could purchase ready-to-fly from someone. Does anyone have any leads on this?I know many people have done them, and they aren't terribly complicated, but I'd rather not have to build[…]
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WB8MSJ-2 balloon launched from Findlay Ohio to celebrate my Dads 96th birthday
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 27, 2021 | 20:27 pmMy Dad just launched a 36" foil balloon carrying an APRS Skytracker from our family farm in Findlay Ohio to celebrate my Dad's 96th birthday. WB8MSJ-2 on APRS.FI and tracker.habhub.org - Bill WB8ELK
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Re: Don’t try this in Australia
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 15, 2021 | 09:18 am
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Oh no Andy VK3YT (VK3 = Victoria) practically invented HF pico
ballooning - hope he can find a way to continue.
Steve G8KHW / AJ4XE
On 15/07/2021 03:31, James Ewen VE6SRV
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Don’t try this in Australia
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 15, 2021 | 02:31 amIt is now illegal to release a balloon in some parts of Australia. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/people-caught-releasing-balloons-in-victoria-to-be-slapped-with-whopping-fines/news-story/1a509641440c40daa5fd00986c7291fc-- JamesVE6SRV
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Live Stream of UAH HAVOC payload this morning
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 13, 2021 | 13:30 pmLive Stream of UAH HAVOC payload launch this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVg5klfTuyg - Bill WB8ELK
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GPSL Sat. WA9ONY-5 Videos
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 12, 2021 | 03:31 amWA9ONY-5 Pico Balloon Launch YouTube Videoshttps://groups.io/g/Balloons/message/341 -- 73 David WA9ONYWeather Underground: WA9ONYBalloons at Groups.ioYouTube: The Art of SDRYouTube: David Haworth WA9ONYQRZ: WA9ONY
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Re: Thank you all for a wonderful GPSL
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 11, 2021 | 19:52 pmI second that. Thanks everyone.
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Thank you all for a wonderful GPSL
Great Plains Super Launch Jul 11, 2021 | 14:46 pmThank you Zach, Mike and Bill for all the great opportunities for us too share our combined knowledge, it's well appreciated.Cheers,Doug k6sts
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