Recovery of the TIGER payload
The battery that powered the mechanism to disconnectthe payload from its parachute discharged in flight.
The TIGER payload dragged for 65 miles before coming
to a stop on its own.
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| When they got to the touchdown sight, this is all they saw |
What a drag... |
...across miles of dangerous crevasses... |
...over the Ross Ice Shelf... |
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| ...alongside the Twin Otter plane... |
...on a course directly for the ocean |
Finally, the wind dies down enough |
What a long, strange trip it's been |
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| Check out the trail... |
...and the damage! |
Loading up the parachute |
The pilot next to the TDRSS transponder |
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| Justin and John gutting TIGER |
Loading up the SIP and the transponder |
Power crunch! |
Loading up the instrument to take back to McMurdo |
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