Near Space Balloon Project
| Project | Build Team | Launch Team |
| Objective | Capsule | Launch Plan |
| Research | Micro-Controller | Flight Modeling |
| Timeline | Particle Collector | Search & Recovery |
| Calendar | Photos | Photos |
| Special Thanks | Videos |
Objective:
To launch a near-space balloon 100,000 ft up into the Earth's stratosphere. A capsule will be lifted by the balloon. The capsule will contain a cell phone, a pressure sensor, a micro-controller, and a video recorder.
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The cell phone will transmit global positioning system (GPS) coordinates during flight.
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The pressure sensor will provide pressure and temperature data.
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The micro-controller will act as the brain of the capsule by sending commands to all the various electrical components onboard.
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The video camera will document the balloon's journey.
At 100,000 ft the originally 5 ft diameter balloon will reach a burst diameter of 20 ft. The balloon will pop and the capsule descend back to Earth via a parachute. Then cell phone's GPS coordinates will assist us in the recovery of the capsule.
| Administration | |
| Joshua M. Pritts | Project Manager |
| Philip Erberich | Team Leader: Micro-Controller Design/Build |
| Jeremy Bates | Team Leader: Capsule Design/Build |
| Brendon Mendenhall | Team Leader: Launch Team (Modeling & SAR) |
