Picture Gallery

MEAP/P-BACE Badge
Design: IRF

MEAP on parachute shortly before landing as seen from the chasing aircraft.
Photo: CSBF/SSC/IRF/UBe

Payload after touching ground.
Photo: CSBF/SSC/IRF/UBe

MEAP gondola on ground. The solar pannels served as crash structure, as designed. The mounting platform itself is intact.
Photo: CSBF/SSC/IRF/UBe

Disassembly of the gondola after airlifting by helicopter to Umingmaktok. P-BACE cube in the center.
Photo: CSBF/SSC/IRF/UBe

Inflation of the balloon.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Release of the balloon at 05:07 UT.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Begin of ascent of MEAP/P-BACE.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Mating of Platform with solar panels for second launch attempt. The item hanging below the gondola is the ballast container.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

The gondola hanging on the Hercules launch vehicle rolling out to the launch pad.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Ready on launch pad for putting out the balloon. Clouds are forming on the horizon. The launch was cancelled soon after this picture was taken. Rain started soon afterwards.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Hang test of gondola with solar panels prior to first launch attempt.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Hangtest of gondola with solar panels prior to first launch attempt.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

MEAP/P-BACE pressure vessel after application white thermal paint.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Platform integration for balance test.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Integration of P-BACE on MEAP for balance test.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

P-BACE installed on MEAP.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Fitcheck of platform with solar panels.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

MEAP/P-BACE tour during information day at Esrange.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

MEAP/P-BACE tour during information day at Esrange.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

MPEG Movie, 9 MBytes
Time lapse movie of MEAP/P-BACE webcam recorded during the information day at Esrange.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

P-BACE in pressure vessel with front cover removed.
Photo: IRF/UBe/SSC

Parachute pull test on Esrange ballon launch pad.
Photo: IRF/SSC/UBe

Balloon launch site at Esrange
Photo: M. Wieser, Kiruna

P-BACE sensor: Reflectron section (left), ionization and detection section (right).
Photo: University of Bern

P-BACE sensor suspended with springs in its mounting frame
Photo: University of Bern

P-BACE pressure vessel
Photo: University of Bern

Milling of a wall of the pressure vessel
Photo: University of Bern

Completed wall of pressure vessel
Photo: University of Bern

Assembly of pressure vessel. Sacha Häusler from Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern verifies the alignment of the walls.
Photo: University of Bern

Assembled P-BACE pressure vessel after surface treatment
Photo: University of Bern

Assembly of the sensors' ionization and detection section
Photo: University of Bern

P-BACE vacuum volume containing the sensor with the ion-getter pump (black box) attached on the left.
Photo: University of Bern

P-BACE control computer
Photo: University of Bern

Integration of P-BACE: vacuum vessel mounted in the instrument frame
Photo: University of Bern

Integration of P-BACE: Adding of support electronics and wiring.
Martin Neuenschwander on the left and Roland Nussbaum on the right, both from Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern.
Photo: University of Bern