Balloon-sat: A weather balloon used to suspend
a simple integrated system consisting of a web-cam
payload, a GPS receiver, wireless networking
technologies, and other sensors. Balloon-sat will also
serve as an integration test platform for future
payloads.
The following video and images were taken from:
The Arizona/NASA Space Grant Changes in Altitudes program, co-sponsored
by the NASA Phoenix Scout Mission and managed through the NAU Space
Grant program, reaches out to schools throughout Arizona. Students and
teachers—primarily from underserved areas of our state—are provided
opportunities to become the next generation’s explorers by collaborating
with other students and educators to expand their abilities by
designing, constructing, and launching their own satellites to the edge
of space using high altitude weather balloons. They learn to use GPS
technology to locate satellites as they return back to Earth and study
the collected scientific data to learn first-hand about the Earth’s
atmosphere. Through out, participants are afforded extraordinary
opportunities to experience hands-on learning, teamwork, success,
accomplishment—and a whole lot of fun!
The following video was taken on February 10, 2007.
The following images were taken on February 10, 2007.
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A portion of this image has been magnified to show the Moon, visible near the top of the image.
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Below are 5 images of Mary Lara, from DeMiguel Elementary School here in Flagstaff, who has been involved in the Balloon Launch program since it started in November of 2003. She has brought 3 groups of students along and has worked with them on their payload design.
The following images were taken in November, 2003.
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A portion of this image has been magnified to show Mars, visible near the top of the image.
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The following images were taken from Flagstaff in August of 2003
