Team S.H.I.E.L.DLaunch Readiness Review

Team MembersEvan Coffey

Aaron Holt

Travis Pollok

Matthew Ross

Jared Turner

Addison Woodward-Parrish

11/11/08

To See the Stars

• Mission Overview– Using a CCD Imager, Team S.H.I.E.L.D shall

record video of the flight during the Ascent and Descent in Order to show Stars becoming visible at High Altitudes.

The Legendary Dodecahedron

Design Overview

Early Layout

After Cold Test

Cold Test

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Internal Temp.

ExternalTemp.

Whip Test

Drop Test

Stair Test

All Systems go?

Pending Total Failure…We Expect…

• Altitudes determination– We expect to show that at a height of roughly

11 km the Stars start to become more and more visible (increasing visibility at higher altitudes)

I aint Afraid of No Ghosts…

• Lens Issues (not Focused Properly)

• Power Failure

• Pressure Readings (Measurement Error)

Enter the MatrixRequirement Met? How? / Why?

Allows for Cannon Camera

Cannon Camera integrated and used to take pictures

No more than 1000 grams

Overweight by ~200 g

Integrated Flight String Flight String is integrated through the center of the design

Internal Temperature remains above 0 C

Included Heater, and tested toughly

BalloonSat Structure made of Foam Core

Used Foam Core as primary Material

American Flag Included Included on Outside of the BalloonSat