Orcutt Academy’s Weather Balloons Take Flight Once Again

Orcutt Academy’s Weather Balloons Take Flight Once Again

ORCUTT, Calif. (KEYT) - Large white balloons in the sky over Orcutt Wednesday and Thursday morning were part of a long-running science experiment at Orcutt Academy High School. An egg survived a 300-foot parachuted drop as geology students got a hands-on experience launching weather balloons. In summer-like conditions, the high school science class pocked the Orcutt skyline with the large white balloons. The students attached gondolas—boxes that…