09/04/2002 4 pm Test Time

After some days of delay, the gondola and the balloon finally arrived on the launch base. The technical team prepares and controls carefully the material. Nothing is left at random!
The polyethylene balloon, thick of 23 microns, is delicately stored in a secured warehouse whereas the specialized team controls every details on the gondolla, a small pressurized spacecraft. The oxygen bottles needed for Michel's rise into the sky, as well as the sound and image equipment will be put in place and tested soon. The oxygen tanks for the ascent, the audio and video equipment allowing the live broadcast will soon be tested and placed in the gondola