We have chosen a build night: Monday, November 9th from 6:30pm until we finish up. I would suspect the build will take 2-3 hours depending upon how things go. Here’s an update on the status of things: Michael is already working on the phone (we think we found a solution thanks to Craig’s extra BlackJack [...]
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Due to some technical problems, we have decided to postpone the build night for a week or two. This will allow us to accomplish as much as possible in one night versus several meetings. The new build night date will be chosen at some point this week. Thanks for your support!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Last night’s “space adventure” planning meeting was a success! We were able to establish a shopping list, a budget and set a date for the build night. Here’s the details: Supply List Sounding Balloon 1200g from Kaymont Helium Parachute Motorola i290 Prepaid Cellphone Styrofoam Beer Cooler Duct Tape Zip Ties External Antenna Canon Hacker’s Development [...]
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Refresh #14 – Monday, Oct. 5th 7-9pm We’re going to space! Well almost. After seeing a couple of stories online about amateur teams of students and fellow geeks sending weather balloons with small payloads 18 miles into the atmosphere, we decided that we have to get in on the fun! Here ‘s a couple of [...]
Friday, October 30, 2009
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