BalloonSats One key to better math, science, and technology knowledge L. Paul Verhage GPSL 2008
Why BalloonSats? ● Near Space Motivates ● Simple to Build ● No Tracking Equipment or Radio License ● Focus on Construction and Data Analysis
The Typical BalloonSat
BalloonSat Construction Workshop Teams of three or four Two days/Four hours Classroom Teams of three or four Two weeks/1 class period
Advanced Students
Student Data Without APRS With APRS
Potential Problems Weather Hot and Sharp Tools Wrong Audience Work Schedules Liability
BalloonSat Principia Thorough Documentation Data Analysis Ping Pong Stratolites Example Experiments
Umm, maybe I could….