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* [[A1 April 17th 2010]] - scrubbed, bad weather | * [[A1 April 17th 2010]] - scrubbed, bad weather | ||
* June 13th 2010 - scrubbed, bad weather | * June 13th 2010 - scrubbed, bad weather | ||
* June 20th 2010 - trial balloon launched! We made it 97k feet. | * [[A1 June 20th 2010]] - trial balloon launched! We made it 97k feet. | ||
* Aug 8th, 2010 - official contest launch. We did it! | * [[A2 Aug 8th, 2010]] - official contest launch. We did it! | ||
** Mandy's (our Judge) photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelgirl2dot0/sets/72157624684148062/ | ** Mandy's (our Judge) photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelgirl2dot0/sets/72157624684148062/ | ||
** Jon's photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonspeicher/sets/72157624683638916/ | ** Jon's photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonspeicher/sets/72157624683638916/ | ||
Revision as of 07:52, 9 August 2010
HackPittsburgh entered the 2010 Hackerspaces in Space contest (http://www.workshop88.com/space). This page will be used to document our progress in the competition and any other works in near space balloon flights.
Lofted Electronic Aerial Device Balloon Project
On March 13th Lofted Electronic Aerial Device Balloon Project or LEAD Balloon Project was selected as the project name.
Project Categories
During the first planning meeting we agreed on categories of things that would need to be completed for a successful launch and competition.
Launches
- Launch Checklist
- A1 April 17th 2010 - scrubbed, bad weather
- June 13th 2010 - scrubbed, bad weather
- A1 June 20th 2010 - trial balloon launched! We made it 97k feet.
- A2 Aug 8th, 2010 - official contest launch. We did it!
- Mandy's (our Judge) photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelgirl2dot0/sets/72157624684148062/
- Jon's photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonspeicher/sets/72157624683638916/
- Matt's photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/17267190@N02/sets/72157624683768174/
- APRS track on aprs.fi: http://aprs.fi/?call=kb3tan-11&dt=1281225600&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=3600 (may not stay valid for more than a few days after the launch)
- LEAD Balloon Parts and Prices
Videos
- First chute test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNuhAdYfWXw
- No chute test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dgFspK7V_I
- Small chute bridge test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTzzfnfCHvk
- Large chute bridge test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xdrTl-VHqE