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The Foundation’s Dan Fisher has just blogged about Skycademy, which starts today in\u00a0their Cambridge HQ. 30 educators were invited to take part and they are currently learning the ins and outs of High Altitude Ballooning. You can read more about Skycademy here<\/a>, follow the trials and tribulations of the teachers and learners on Twitter here<\/a> and track tomorrow’s 10am flights by using the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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