1. Predicting Near Space Flights L. Paul Verhage 13 July 2013

2. The Near Space Ventures Website www.nearspaceventures.com

3. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Enter data into all of the fields

4. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Date of Launch

5. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Time of Launch

6. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Callsign

7. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Latitude of Launch Site

8. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Longitude of Launch Site

9. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Elevation of Launch Site

10. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Ascent Rate

11. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Descent Rate

12. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Burst Altitude

13. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Station List

14. Weather Stations

15. Select Closest Weather Station

16. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Weather Station

17. Online Near Space Flight Prediction Submit Button

18. Set Time and Date of Launch

19. Enter Access Code and Click Get Profile Button

20. Copy profile from here…

21. …and Paste profile here

22. Plot to Google Maps

23. Output from Google Maps

25. Updating Launch Site

26. Get Raw Data

27. Review Raw Data

28. Making Better Predictions Run predictions daily for several days Create a recovery ellipse Rerun predictions with different ascent rates, descent rates, and burst altitudes Rerun predictions using winds nearest launch site and nearest recovery zone

29. Launch Time!