4th of July Mishap

As I just got back from my own vacation this morning, I heard news as to why the launch of the Ballistic Anomaly and Nihil-Gravitational Pyrotechnic Operations group's experimental showman's rocket, the "Alphanova," did not make its appearance as promised on Independence Day. It seems it was a miscommunication with the Western Air Defense Sector of NORAD.

We had planned the rocket to go off at 11:30 PM PST on the 4th of July. The communique that reached NORAD was simply stated as 11:30 PST, and not converted into military time as what should have been translated. As it hadn't been, when there was no launch just before noon, they gathered it was an error on our part and filed it away.

As such, when the rocket was launched at 11:30 PM PST, it was filed as an unknown and unscheduled launch. As such, it was destroyed shortly after launch, roughly 30km in the air, by their experimental missile defense laser system. This system, provided through our own research department directly to the WADS portion of the Air Defense branch, was a complete success. Let it be known that, while selfless in our search for knowledge and technology, the EBRL does not also keep its own interests close at heart.

So, in the end, it wasn't a complete disappointment. Our experimental laser system worked out wonderfully, garnering an extension on the contract with the USDoD. Our missile, while scrapped, will be improved upon for next year and we'll hopefully be sure to get all of our schedule and semantic terminology correct for our requests.

Happy 4th Of July

Seeing as the staff has tomorrow off, except for essential personnel, I figured I should post a little early in celebrating the 4th of July. As the Eisbaer Blitzkrieg Research Laboratory main facility, the Puget Sound Hydrological Archology, resides in the United States it is a holiday we happily celebrate. The core of the celebration, fireworks, is something we here at the EBRL take very seriously. As such, we've dedicated one of our teams specifically for the task of our own show for the 4th.

Here a researcher from the BANGPOP group works on the final launch sequence for our 4th of July Celebrational Ballistic Missile. As noted, the tube is already partially flooded in anticipation of the sub-aquatic launch.

The Ballistic Anomaly and Nihil-Gravitational Pyrotechnic Operations group has concocted quite a number for us this year. One of the branching nacelles of the EBRL, previously used in free fall studies and dimensional cascade resonance recreation has been converted to hold a firework of extraordinary size. It shall be launched at 11:30pm, PST, to a height of roughly 120km, ensuring detonation in the lower thermosphere.

They guarantee me that the resulting display should last for roughly thirty-five minutes, with a 14% margin of error, and visible through most of the northwestern quadrant. The resulting display will cover every spectrum of visible light and into the infrared and ultraviolet but falling just short of dangerous levels of x-ray or microwave radiation.

We all wait in anticipation of this great launch and hope that it will issue forth a surprise to all that brings forth merriment and wonder. When the sky lights up tomorrow night, remember: EBRL is here to build a better future for all of us.