The team are arriving bit by bit to Moffett. Evaldez and Sven were the first two in. Almost all the ground support vehicles are ahead of the airship by virtue of the airship encountering pretty stiff headwinds. After the headwinds got to 32knots, the ship climbed to 2000ft and found better conditions, but its still slow going as can be seen from the tracks! We now expect them to arrive between 9 and 10pm tonight. Fortunately, they have a lot of food and beverages on board and by all accounts, no-one is yet bored of the amazing changing scenery!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Advance party has arrived...
The team are arriving bit by bit to Moffett. Evaldez and Sven were the first two in. Almost all the ground support vehicles are ahead of the airship by virtue of the airship encountering pretty stiff headwinds. After the headwinds got to 32knots, the ship climbed to 2000ft and found better conditions, but its still slow going as can be seen from the tracks! We now expect them to arrive between 9 and 10pm tonight. Fortunately, they have a lot of food and beverages on board and by all accounts, no-one is yet bored of the amazing changing scenery!
I've been tracking the ship on & off all day...pretty fascinating! I had wondered if Eureka had run into headwinds, since the airship seemed to be moving at a very fast clip this morning. The late arrival due to headwinds...that really is a throwback to all the cool things I've read about the zeppelins in the golden age. Just a "general" schedule with no one in a particular hurry. Maybe it's coming back! :)
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