On a fateful day in late September the wives of Joey and Steven threw a simple party celebrating the coming of the autumn season. There was fun and frolicking and everyone was merry. Out of this joyous evening came a brilliant idea. Steven approached Joey with fanciful dreams of space. After a brief stint on YouTube and some high-altitude ballooning videos, the pair of gents was ready to embark on a spectacular space adventure.
Our first step is research. Notably, I am terrible at this. I have the tendency to just jump into things and deal with the details as they arise. Thus, I skipped step one. Fortunately, for the sake of the entire project we have Steven.
Step Dos: Come up with a list of items needed for the
project and a plan of action. But, because I skipped step one the following
list will be updated as we go…
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Plan:
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Design tracking system
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Design in-flight electronics
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Design payload
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Purchase materials
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Assemble project
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Test flight
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Pick day for launch
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Launch
Materials List:
(1)
Arduino Uno R3 Plus Board
(2)
3G GSM Chip and Antenna
(3)
GPS Antenna
(4)
Altimeter
(5)
Accelerometer
(6)
Compass
(7)
2x Cameras
(8)
Payload container (to be determined)
(9)
High-Altitude Balloon
(10)Para-shoot
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