Contact Name

Michael Taraba 

Contact Email

michael.taraba@oewf.org 

Contact Phone

Organization

Austrian Space Forum 

Event Web Site

www.oewf.org 

Year

2008           

Type

Public 

Start Date

10 / 5       Format:  Month / Day

End Date

10 / 5       Format:  Month / Day

Country

Austria 

State/Province

Styria 

City

Graz 

Location

Lustbuehel Observatory 

Event Name

Passepartout Launch 

Event Description

On the occasion of the World Space Week, the Austrian Space Forum is launching a straospheric balloon in the framework of the PolAres Mars analogue research programme. 

Report on the Results

This mission was a complete success. Wonderfull pictures were taken from the edge of space (31,4km high) and a video were sent down to groundstation from lauch up to a high of 23km (65min). The capsule was recovered from Slovenia. 

Attendance

20 

Media Impressions

0