Tag: Eclipse Ballooning Project
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Seattle’s space sisters get great views (and learn lessons) from eclipse balloon flight
The moon’s shadow can be seen in the background of this picture taken by a camera on the Yeung sisters’ Loki Lego Launcher. A picture of the Yeung family’s late cat, Loki, and a Lego minifigure of Amelia Earhart take up the foreground. (Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung Photo) Not everything turned out the way pre-teen…
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‘Space sisters’ plan stratospheric eclipse balloon mission: Which Lego lady should they fly?
Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung are getting ready to fly their third balloon — this time alongside other citizen scientists. (Photo Courtesy of Winston Yeung) The Seattle sisters behind a series of missions to launch Lego toys into the stratosphere on high-altitude balloons are at it again. This time, they’re teaming up with the pros at…