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Simulated mission This is a labeled demonstration. It is not a live balloon flight and is not counted in production statistics.

Found · Middle school makers

WF-0161

DuBois Integrity Academy · Riverdale, Georgia

Mission Control Finder page Payload kit

TEAM Charter School — Stockton, California Kidinnu Academy — El Cajon, California Alta Vista Innovation High School — San Bernardino, California Richmond Charter Academy — Richmond, California The School of Arts and Enterprise — Pomona, California Desert Sage School — Tucson, Arizona Desert Star Academy — Fort Mohave, Arizona Avondale Elementary (Imagine School) — Avondale, Arizona FIT Academy — Apple Valley, Minnesota DuBois Integrity Academy — Riverdale, Georgia Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaissance School (STARS) — Vass, North Carolina Wayne Preparatory Academy — Goldsboro, North Carolina South Scioto Academy — Columbus, Ohio KCC Riverview South — Riverview, Florida Palmer Ranch (Imagine School) — Sarasota, Florida

Altitude —
Speed —
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Time aloft —
Temperature —
Landing —
Open mission
LaunchApril 2, 2026
Altitude0 ft
Speed63 mph
Distance166 miles
Time aloft2h 51m
Temperature64°F
Illustrative student-built payload box with tracker and parachute against the sky
Illustrative — not a live flight.

The human message

From Riverdale, Georgia. We hope whoever finds this writes back.

Mission timeline

  1. Payload armed

    Tracker tested. Recovery card attached.

  2. Launch
  3. 10,000 feet
  4. Entered stratosphere
  5. Maximum altitude

    68,880 ft

  6. Descent detected
  7. Landing detected
  8. Finder report received

    Waiting on moderation before any public display.

Connections

STATE

Your balloon just entered South Carolina.

South Carolina

We predicted vs. what happened

We predicted

Northeast · 80 miles

Max altitude 70,000 ft

Duration 2h 30m

Georgia

Northeast Georgia

Middle school makers

What actually happened

Distance error 68 miles

Altitude error 1,120 ft

Duration error 21m

Upstate South Carolina

Illustrative recovered payload and parachute in open country
Illustrative — not a live flight.

Recovery

Public landing: Upstate South Carolina

A finder report was submitted and is waiting on staff review before anything is shown publicly.

After the report is approved, the finder receives QR-based return instructions from FoundationOS.

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