The balloon launch planned for last week had to be postponed. The first attempt was cancelled because the battery in the phone got discharged before the launch. The second attempt was prohibited by the weather (most of Europe got covered with snow).
Instead, a freezer test has been performed on the batteries in the HTC Magic phone to see how well they work at -18° C (0° F). This can provide some answers to questions raised in the discussions at a previous post.
At high altitudes the situation will be better because of the lower pressure. There is also an extended version of the test recorded on Livestream.
We wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year. If you don't celebrate Christmas you can celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first Ariane launch that happened on 24th December, 1979.
