Between April 25th and April 26th, at 08:00 Bucharest hour, Mission 5 will take place, with take-off near Sanpetru, Brasov. This flight is made in collaboration with The Romanian Air Club and The Romanian Aeronautics Federation.

In this flight a manned hot air balloon will lift Helen 2 first stage pressurised capsule and ELL capsule.

Main objective is to test flight and TV transmission systems onboard Helen 2 rocket.

The balloon crew will be comprised of pilot Mihai Ilie, copilot Mugurel Ionescu and Dumitru Popescu who will operate Helen 2 rocket equipments. The exact date depends on weather conditions and the behaviour of the volcanic ash cloud that has restricted air traffic.

Helen 2 space rocket will be launched in short time form the Black Sea during the already scheduled Mission 4.