On Saturday, November 20, the High-Altitude Balloon launch and recovery went well. The Near Space Research Team traveled near Ajo, Arizona, to launch the balloons. The balloon to which their payload was attached burst while passing over Casa Grande, Arizona, at an altitude of 104,000 feet (19.7 miles). They recovered their payload about 22 miles southeast of Florence, Arizona. When recovered, the exterior of the payload enclosure showed no signs of damage. Inside the enclosure, one set of batteries had detached from their mount sometime in the flight and appeared to have caused some damage. They were not able to recover any data or photos. When they returned to school, they conducted a more in-depth failure analysis. The retiring team will be briefing the new team on their experience and lessons learned. The group is forming a new Near Space Research Team for the spring 2022 semester. Seventeen engineering students have already signed up for the project. As the only high school team on the project, the team has received praise from university and college students for their design and implementation. They look forward to building a stronger collaborative relationship with the other teams in the future. The Cougars are advised by John Morris, Engineering/Mathematics Teacher. Visit the SEDS Club at www.cguhsd.org/cgSEDS.aspx. For more information on the Arizona Space Grant, visit https://spacegrant.arizona.edu/research/ascend.