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Contents 1 Summary 2 Launches 2.1 Launch 1 2.2 Launch 2 3 Experiments 4 Major Developments 5 Team Members

Summary

The 2005-2006 High Altitude Balloon Team initiated the project at WSU starting from scratch and conducting two successful launches. A dramatization video of the the year's activities was also made.

Launches

Launch 1

The first launch, on January 15, 2006, resulted in the first successful launch, but recovery by the team was unsuccessful due to communication failure. The system was recovered months later in a farm field in early spring. The launch resulted in 125 photos of the launch preparation and 247 photos taken during flight, with a spectacular view of Dayton, Southeast Ohio, and northern Kentucky (Google Earth view).

Launch 2

Experiments

Many experiments were done, and resulted in a final report given at the end of the senior design project.

Major Developments

Final Report

Team Members

Team members consisted of:

Students Michael Corbett, John Holtkamp and Jessica Williams- Mechanical Engineering 2006,

Sean Stevens and Brian Wirick- Electrical Engineering, 2006

Advisors

Ruby Mawasha- Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Joseph C. Slater- Mechanical and Materials Engineering, J. Mitch Wolff- Mechanical and Materials Engineering, John Wu- Electrical Engineering