Getting Something into the Stratosphere

Picture from the stratosphere
Rocket Motor without motor
Temperature in the balloon payload over time
My friend Diane from MIT Rocket Team took a class this semester in which the final project involved sending a high altitude weather balloon up. They asked members of the MIT RT to help support the data acquisition and GPS/radio goals. I had the privilege of helping with the data acquisition system and arranged a set of k-type thermocouples, humidity, and pRTD sensors for Diane and their classmates to use. The first image above shows a shot taken in the stratosphere of the thermocouples I worked with!
-

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Hiking Mt Cardigan

I went up Mt. Cardigan this morning to try and watch the sunrise. Instead we watched a lot of fog, but as we came off the mountain it all cl...

  • Motivation Parallels
    Acoustics and looking at beam patterns I have my own temporary place during these hectic times. It's a one bedroom apartment on ...
  • Balloon Recovery Photos
     I plan to post some videos of the weather balloon flight in the coming days. The photos here show the tangled wires and molex on the insu...
  • Static Hosting with AWS
    I have been spending some of my spare time learning the ropes of Amazon Web Services (AWS). This service is great for handling large scale n...