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CHNSA Project Presentation

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Todd Hampson
Todd Hampson

This document provides information about the Castle Hill Near Space Agency's high altitude balloon project. The goals of the project are to fly instruments and a camera on a weather balloon to 100,000 feet to record temperature data, capture images of the earth's curvature and blackness of space, track the payload, and return it safely. The project aims to develop an amateur "near space" platform for educational purposes in areas like radio, ballooning, electronics and programming. It will be their most challenging project yet. They plan to fly their first mission this summer.

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CHNSA High Altitude Balloon Project Castle Hill Near Space Agency http://hab.hampson.net.au
Our Project Project Goal To fly Mark into space !!!!
No not really Whew !!!!!
High Altitude Balloon Project Project Goals To fly a weather balloon with science instruments and HD camera onboard to 100,000ft (33km) above the earth Record & log temperature vs altitude data Capture the Blackness of space and the curvature of the earth Track the payload at all times & return it safely to earth Be able to find it once it lands Develop a reliable high altitude near-space platform for future space missions
Why are we doing this project ? Its a lot of fun !! Educational Value amateur radio, ballooning, electronics, programming, space science, engineering To enhance our science and engineering knowledge To challenge ourselves Our latest Science Project 5th project, our most challenging and complicated yet !
Previous Science Projects Magnetic Levitating Train Water powered Rocket RC Water Rocket Car World records !! Build Radio Receiver Electronics
What is Near Space ? Near Space is nearly into space The region of Earth's atmosphere that lies between 65,000 and 350,000 feet (20 to 100 km) above sea level. Its above where airliners and military planes fly but below orbiting satellites Very low air pressure 1% of that at sea level Very low temperature -60 degrees C Very similar conditions to space
Where will we fly
Where to Start !!
How do we get up there ? We need a weather balloon and Helium (He) ! 1.8m diameter on the ground (vol 3 m^3) 10m diameter at 100,000ft (30km) (vol 523 m^3)
How about getting back ? Gravity does that for us but we need to slow down before we crash We use a 1m diameter parachute to slow down to (18km/hr) to land softly
What are we carrying to near-space Our Payloads !! Science Instruments, Tracking Devices, HD Camera
Our onboard Science Package Arduino programmable computer Temperature sensor module -> -55C to +125C Write temp data to onboard SD Card Piezo buzzer 85dB to help find it on the ground
How do we find it again ?
Whats Next ? Fly our first mission - This Summer 2012/13 More Near-Space science missions ! Primary School PicoSats Program Ping-Pong Satellites Ideas - marshmellow, gummybears, seeds, bubblewrap, wet sponge, film, any more ideas ? Each PicoSat is signed and decorated by the student Each student gets a certificate when returned from near- space
Questions ? PicoSat Ideas ?

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CHNSA Project Presentation

  • 1. CHNSA High Altitude Balloon Project Castle Hill Near Space Agency http://hab.hampson.net.au
  • 2. Our Project Project Goal To fly Mark into space !!!!
  • 3. No not really Whew !!!!!
  • 4. High Altitude Balloon Project Project Goals To fly a weather balloon with science instruments and HD camera onboard to 100,000ft (33km) above the earth Record & log temperature vs altitude data Capture the Blackness of space and the curvature of the earth Track the payload at all times & return it safely to earth Be able to find it once it lands Develop a reliable high altitude near-space platform for future space missions
  • 5. Why are we doing this project ? Its a lot of fun !! Educational Value amateur radio, ballooning, electronics, programming, space science, engineering To enhance our science and engineering knowledge To challenge ourselves Our latest Science Project 5th project, our most challenging and complicated yet !
  • 6. Previous Science Projects Magnetic Levitating Train Water powered Rocket RC Water Rocket Car World records !! Build Radio Receiver Electronics
  • 7. What is Near Space ? Near Space is nearly into space The region of Earth's atmosphere that lies between 65,000 and 350,000 feet (20 to 100 km) above sea level. Its above where airliners and military planes fly but below orbiting satellites Very low air pressure 1% of that at sea level Very low temperature -60 degrees C Very similar conditions to space
  • 10. How do we get up there ? We need a weather balloon and Helium (He) ! 1.8m diameter on the ground (vol 3 m^3) 10m diameter at 100,000ft (30km) (vol 523 m^3)
  • 11. How about getting back ? Gravity does that for us but we need to slow down before we crash We use a 1m diameter parachute to slow down to (18km/hr) to land softly
  • 12. What are we carrying to near-space Our Payloads !! Science Instruments, Tracking Devices, HD Camera
  • 13. Our onboard Science Package Arduino programmable computer Temperature sensor module -> -55C to +125C Write temp data to onboard SD Card Piezo buzzer 85dB to help find it on the ground
  • 14. How do we find it again ?
  • 15. Whats Next ? Fly our first mission - This Summer 2012/13 More Near-Space science missions ! Primary School PicoSats Program Ping-Pong Satellites Ideas - marshmellow, gummybears, seeds, bubblewrap, wet sponge, film, any more ideas ? Each PicoSat is signed and decorated by the student Each student gets a certificate when returned from near- space
  • 16. Questions ? PicoSat Ideas ?