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HackerSpacesInSpace

Page history last edited by Justin Corwin 13 years, 10 months ago

Our entry to the Hackerspace in Space contest will be mostly run by our RadioMondays crew.

Our pledgie for funding is here:

The plan is to use an android device(probably a used G1) as the flight computer/gps/camera/and communications driver.

We'll be adding another radio to the cell/bluetooth/wifi radios, probably via the audio channel, either voice or CW mode (if morse, it might even be two-way).

We'll have a controlled terminator, either to cut the cord or pierce the balloon, in order to end the flight as soon as we can. The platform will return on a drogue chute.

The onboard radios will be supplemented by a radiolocator device, in case the flight computer doesn't survive re-entry.

Everything will be written to SD cards, to maximize the chances of returning data successfully.