Unfortunately not. The balloon is too large (1000 feet in height from the top to the bottom of the payload) to be assembled and brought to the ice. The connections and wiring to the parachute and the radio-controlled explosive (which detaches the payload from the balloon to bring it back down) is all done on the ice. The weather conditions have to be perfect for launch, so they have to wire it when the time is right. It's all a pretty well-orchestrated operation -- and impressive. You can see some pics of the balloon being put together here: http://www.edgeofphysics.com/chapter7.html