Transatlantic Balloon Flight, December 2-5, 2012 CNSP-18   K6RPT-12   California Near Space Project Launch of CNSP-18 Transcontinental / Transatlantic Balloon Flight By Don Ferguson AI6RE It was a rainy weekend in San Jose but all indications were that the weather would clear in the afternoon on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012. Almost 1 year ago, on December 11th, 2011, a latex balloon, CNSP-11, was launched from San Jose,...

Transatlantic Balloon Flight, December 11-14, 2011 CNSP-11   K6RPT-11   World Records held for an unballasted, unmanned latex weather balloon flight First Successful Transatlantic Crossing First Successful US Transcontinental Crossing Flight Distance 6,236 Great Circle Miles Flight Duration 57 hours 2 minutes         The First Transcontinental Transatlantic International Amateur Radio Balloon Flight By Don Ferguson,...