high altitude scientific ballooning (near space engineering)
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High Altitude Scientific Ballooning(Near Space Engineering)
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BackgroundBackground
NASA Idaho Space Grant joined the National Space Grant Student Satellite “Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly!” Program in 2003 with introduction of Idaho RISE
First element of this program is Crawl: to develop capability to build, test, fly, operate, and recover scientific hardware from high altitude balloons.
Next Steps
Walk: Suborbital/sounding rocket flights
Run: Satellites for Earth orbit
Fly: Spacecraft for deep space operations
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RISE (Research Involving Student Engineers and Educators) is a state-wide program.
Multidisciplinary program involving students from all departments in the College of Engineering, as well as Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Education, and many other departments .
Students design, build, test and fly science payloads up to 100,000 ft.
UI Chapter of RISE is Idaho VAST: Vandal Atmospheric Science Team
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Flight HistoryFlight History
1) RISE 03_01 5 Apr 2003 94,000 feet
2) RISE 03_02 12 June 2003 98,000 feet
3) RISE 03_03 24 July 2003 88,000 feet
4) RISE 04_01a 28 Aug 2004 90,000 feet
5) RISE 04_01b 28 Aug 2004 100,700 feet
6) RISE 04_02 26 Sept 2004 87,000 feet
7) RISE 05_01 10 Apr 2005 91,000 feet
8) RISE 05_02 29 Oct 2005 Unknown
9) RISE 06_01 25 Feb 2006 40,000 feet
10) RISE 06_02 22 Oct 2006 10,000 feet
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11) RISE 07_01 21 April 2007
12) RISE 07_02 15 May 2007
13) RISE 07_03 29 Sept 2007 87,400 feet
14) RISE 08_01 2 March 2008 49,300 feet
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Commercial airlines cruise between 30,000-40,000ft
(9-12 km)
International Space Station orbits at 1,150,000 ft (350km)
Balloons can reach above 100,000 ft (30 km):• Pressure: 1% of sea level (near vacuum)• Temperature -130o F (-90o C)• Sky is black
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OrganizationOrganization
Ground StationLead: E. Hart (CS)
StructuresLead: B. Holmes (ME)
Science / EngineeringLead: J. Smith (CompE)
Space Grant
Faculty Advisor
OutreachLead: A. Dodd (Creative Writing)
Control & Data HandlingLead: C. Douglas (EE)
Leadership Team Flight Director: A. Howard
Asst. Flight Dir: G. DeRuwe
Systems Engineer: J. Schlee
CommunicationLead: J. Nance (EE)
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ProjectsProjects
Current and Future Projects
• Acoustic altimeter
• Temperature/Acceleration sensors
• Basalt magnetic field sensing experiment
• Small atmospheric entry probe prototype development
• Improved imaging capabilities
• Command uplink capability
• Free fall probe with autonomous parachute deployment
Senior Design SummarySenior Design Summary
• Design a descent probe:
– Small in size (Ø30 cm)
– Low mass (3 kg)
– Aerodynamically stable
– Instrumented with dynamic andatmospheric sensors
– Capable of both sending and storing sensor/tracking data real time
• Design an experiment to test data acquisition, tracking, structural, aerodynamic capabilities 04/19/23
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““What Do I Get Out Of This?”What Do I Get Out Of This?”
Hands-on experience applying knowledge build both in and out of class work
Build connections and relationships with people from a variety of disciplines and experience levels, including students/faculty connected to NASA
Freedom to experiment and learn your own way
Experience working in groups,
including Leadership experience
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How To Get InvolvedHow To Get Involved
Sign up for 1 credit class, listed as ENGR 205 (CRN 32541)
- Class meets one hour per week; teams meet one hour per week
Send Questions to Austin Howard ([email protected]) Justin Schlee ([email protected] Brandy Holmes ([email protected]), or Dave Atkinson ([email protected])
Check out our website: http://uirise.wikidot.com/
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Final NotesFinal Notes
Potential for employment with NASA
Sounding Rocket Opportunities (June, 2008; May, 2009?)
Senior Design Projects (Terminal Velocity, Attitude Adjusters, Wireless TPS Sensors, MMOD Detection)
Graduate Research Opportunities
Planetary Probe Workshops
Potential for summer internships at JPL, NASA Ames
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