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Nov 2017 Fall 2017 Issue No. 8 Issue No. 8 Fall 2017 Sep - Nov 2017 # Content Page 1 Exhibit Explores the Science, Power, and Beauty of Weather 2 2 Balloon-powered Internet Reaches Tens of Thousands in Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico 4 3 Results for America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race, 2017 6 Balloonists Break Many Records in Exciting Race; Nicolas Tièche and Laurent Sciboz 4 8 Win America’s Challenge 5 Balloonists Locked in Tight Race Across America 12 6 Interview with Jerry Copas: Aviator and Author 13 7 A Gripping Story of America’s Great Airship 16 8 2017 World Long Distance Balloon Championship Results 19 9 Gas Ballooning FAQs 21 10 French Pilots Win World’s Prestigious Gas-Balloon Race 23 11 21 Gas Balloon Teams Race Across European Skies 25 Office Location: Maryland, USA Contact Information: Ms. Sitara Maruf Phone: (240) 426-2040 Emails: [email protected] [email protected] Issue No. 8 Fall 2017 Sep - Nov 2017 1) Exhibit Explores the Science, Power, and Beauty of Weather Lab is also a place where they’ll learn about the technology of weather Weather forecasting,” says Garver. by Sitara Maruf, 10th Nov 2017 In addition to weather forecasting, visitors can change atmospheric elements in virtual simulation pods and experience how those changes impact weather patterns. The unique design and artistic elements of each pod gives a feel for the weather element housed within. For example, when visitors enter the precipitation pod, the lighting and design creates an illusion of a rain curtain under a cloud. “The Weather Lab also highlights two weather-related conditions that are important to Albuquerque – but for very different reasons – ‘The Box’ and fire weather,” said Garver, where visitors learn Science and technology stories relating to other thing that’s been surprising is just how about seasonal fires and how widespread humankind’s exploration of the weather are much time people spend in here. The forest fires influence weather patterns. very interesting, and the immersive 2,000- square-foot “Weather Lab” that opened recently at the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, in New Mexico, gives visitors an inspiring view of the inextricable relationship between weather and humanity. The exhibit features several educational and interactive weather pods to educate visitors about the sun, wind, clouds, precipitation, and storms. With artifacts, interactive touchscreens, videos, and nearly 50 text and image panels, visitors can learn about the science and technology behind our understanding of the weather and in computer simulations, they can also launch their hot air balloons in the “Albuquerque Box” and watch them soar over the city. “I think we’ve surprised a lot of people with the look, feel, and the depth of the exhibition,” The one-of-kind design of The Weather Lab houses a story told through artifacts, images, said Museum Manager, Paul Garver. “The video, text and replicas. (All photos courtesy of AAIBM) 2/27 Issue No. 8 Fall 2017 Sep - Nov 2017 The “Albuquerque Box” is a set of predictable wind currents that make Albuquerque an ideal place to hold the world’s largest ballooning event every year. At lower elevations in the Rio Grande Valley, where the city sits, winds move South. At higher altitude, winds move North. So, balloon pilots take off from Balloon Fiesta Park, drift into the valley, catch the opposite wind current and float back to land near the place they started. Moreover, using computer simulations, visitors can also design their hot air balloons to launch into the Albuquerque Box. They can learn how the balloon’s design and weight respond to circulating winds, and they can launch their balloon on the projected flight path and watch it rise and float over the city. Passing through the Precipitation Pod, visitors will learn about rain, freezing rain, sleet, “What you experience on the field is so hail, and snow. enchanting, and the museum and the Weather Lab give visitors the chance to explore and participate in the joy that is hot air ballooning,” says Garver. The Weather Lab is part of the Balloon Museum’s efforts to expand (STEM) science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, and Mayor Richard Berry notes the possibilities for students. “This outstanding achievement is a new resource that adds to Albuquerque’s capacity to develop, support and attract STEM talent. It is another example of what makes Albuquerque such an innovative city,” said Mayor Berry. Designed and built by University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning, the Weather Lab cost $450,000. Most financial help came from state funds, the city, and from the International Balloon Test out your design and flying skills by launching a hot air balloon into the famous Museum Foundation. Albuquerque Box. This interactive is one of six in The Weather Lab. 3/27 Issue No. 8 Fall 2017 Sep - Nov 2017 Ideum, New Mexico Highlands University, Foundation and Board of Trustees. University of New Mexico Fab Lab Museum address: 9201 Balloon Museum NE, instructors and students, Design Group, just west of Jefferson and north of Alameda. Facility Build, General Contractor, Simone Seagle and the Balloon Museum Balloon Museum 2) Balloon-powered Internet Reaches Tens of Thousands in Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico by Sitara Maruf, 3rd Nov 2017 The Sun Pod is where visitors will learn how the Sun powers Earth’s weather and affects seasons. The museum is a 61,000-square-foot high- bay building with a tensile fabric roof and a balloon-like feel and overlooks the 365-acre Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park and the launch field. The world-class museum has many models and educational exhibits, representing the first balloon journeys in 1783 to the actual balloon gondolas and capsules used by pilots on their record-breaking flights. Two weeks after Hurricane Irma slammed to the nearest balloon from a into the Caribbean islands, Maria, a telecommunications partner on the ground, category 4 hurricane, devastated Puerto transceivers on the balloons, transmit Rico on September 20th, and knocked out connectivity from ground stations, across the island’s cell phone towers and electrical balloons, and back down to users’ LTE grid. The destruction left 3.4 million people phones—allowing basic access to the without power or cellphone reception. As Internet and text messaging service. several companies scramble to repair the The high-altitude balloons are part of infrastructure, some help in communication Project Loon that was set up in 2013 by technology has come from above–from Google’s parent company, Alphabet. The huge jellyfish-like balloons, that ride company hopes to deliver internet stratospheric winds, 20 km above the connectivity to rural and remote areas The Weather Lab is an immersive, 2,000- Earth’s surface. (about 13 miles; 66,000 around the world by creating a network of square-foot exhibition at the Balloon feet) stratospheric balloons in those regions to Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. These tennis court sized balloons are serve as cell phone towers. Loon balloons Individuals and organizations involved in serving as floating cell phone towers, as sail on winds in the stratosphere, to extend the conception, construction and they carry portable cell tower components. the reach of a telecommunication completion of the Weather Lab, include When high speed internet is transmitted up company’s networks into areas that are 4/27 Issue No. 8 Fall 2017 Sep - Nov 2017 unconnected. While still in its infancy, the project is managed by Alphabet’s division X –devoted to futuristic technology —and has found appropriate use in disaster zones, for the second time. A Loon balloon getting ready to take flight to Puerto Rico from the launch site in Nevada (Project Loon) X redesigns essential cell tower components by making them light and durable enough to be carried by a balloon 20 km up in the stratosphere. (All photos courtesy of Project Loon) “Over the last week, Project Loon has delivered basic Internet connectivity to tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico,” says an October 27th tweet by “The Team at X.” According to Alphabet spokeswoman Libby Leahy, the Federal Communications Commission granted an experimental license (pdf) on October 7th, to send 30 balloons for up to six months, to serve hard- Loon’s first pilot test in New Zealand in 2013 (Project Loon) hit areas in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. machine learning powered algorithms to As we get more familiar with the constantly keep balloons clustered over Puerto Rico, shifting winds in this region, we hope to “This is the first time we have used our new so we’re still learning how best to do this. keep the balloons over areas where 5/27 Issue No. 8 Fall 2017 Sep - Nov 2017 connectivity is needed for as long as bring digital connections in a disaster- kilomete rs, theoretically, two to three possible,” says Alastair Westgarth, head of struck region was in May, when Peru was balloons could cover the island, as each Project Loon, in a blog post. battered by extreme rains and flooding. balloon has a coverage area of 5,000 square Then Project Loon deployed the balloons kilometers. However, navigating these Westgarth admits that Project Loon is still for the first time; but, the company had balloons on wind currents in the an experimental technology and the team is already been experimenting with stratosphere is not easy, and it’s not an not quite sure how well it will work. telecommunications partner Telefonica in exact science. Also, at any given time, few AT&T and T-Mobile are collaborating with Peru. balloons could be off course, so in practice many more balloons are needed for constant Alphabet’s balloon-powered connectivity In Puerto Rico, which is 9,104 square in Puerto Rico and providing their and reliable coverage.
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