Purpose

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JP Aerospace is building an 175 airship to fly at 100,000 feet. The Airship called the Ascender uses large

carbon fiber propellers, The Away 22 mission tested the performance of the Ascender’s carbon fiber propeller

at 80,000 feet. The flight showed the propellers design has excellent performance at extreme altitudes. The

mission also tested the complete Ascender electronics system.

The flight also carried 36 PongSats.

Mission Name	Away 22
Date of Mission	May 21^th, 2003
Location	Black Rock Desert, NV, USA
Total Flight Duration	5 hours 30 minutes
Distance from Launch to Touchdown	200 nautical miles
Altitude at Launch Site	1422.0 meters (4665 feet)
Maximum Altitude (GPS reported)	80,300 feet
Average Ascent Rate	320 feet/minute

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