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If you remember the movie Twister, then you'll recognize the caravan headed out to the launch site Saturday morning.
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Tables, tarps, and blankets stretch across the parking lot in preperation for the balloon filling.
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Troy and Keith working on the satellite.
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Spreading out the ballon
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Takes lots of care.
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Keith, Troy and Mike.
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Keith, Troy, Cindy, and Mike.
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Everyone is curious.
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The gas is ready
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Troy and Cindy.
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Keith and Mike begin filling the balloon
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Deb lends a hand.
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Others begin their preperations
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A marker balloon is put up for wind observation
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Troy programs the palm for the flight.
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The balloon is nearly ready
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Time to close up the satellite.
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We need to figure out the lift
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Keith talking with the press
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