Habex (High Altitude Balloon Experiment)

On September 12th, 2010, HABEX-1 launched at 11am from Twentynine Palms, CA. Due to a power transistor failure 15 minutes into flight, we lost our main communication with the payload. We used our backup beacon to track it for about an hour and a half after launch, however we were unable to keep up with the balloon and lost all contact with payload. Our simulations show the payload has landed in Kingman, AZ. There is a $500 reward for anyone who finds it and returns it to us. If found, please email me.

Presentation:

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Links:

Rules and Regulations:
http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/uham/part101.html
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.15&idno=14

MIT Students:
http://space.1337arts.com/

Kaymont Balloons:
http://www.kaymont.com/pages/sounding-balloons.cfm

Rocket Parachute:
http://www.rocketchutes.com/

Sparkfun GPS:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9159

Byonics:
http://www.byonics.com/tinytrak/

Byonics Radio:
http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/mtbft.php

Batteries:
http://www.robotmarketplace.com/marketplace_lipoly.html

Radio Beacon:
http://reality.sgiweb.org/overby/rockets/Beacons/

Cell Phone based GPS:
http://hackedgadgets.com/2009/04/03/open-gps-tracker-using-cheap-cell-phone/

Canon Powershot Hacks:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK

Arduino:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10356

Thermistor:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/250

SD Card:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/204

Barometric Sensor:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8161

Geiger Counter:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9848

Balloon Launch Simulator:
http://weather.uwyo.edu/polar/balloon_traj.html

http://habhub.org/predict/