TetheredBalloon

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Materials

• Digital camera, mini "keychain" (Low weight)
  • Magnovox
  • Aries
• Controller
  • PICAXE-08M (SparkFun #COM-08308)
  • PICAXE Protokit (SparkFun #DEV-08321)
  • mics....
  • Pill bottle for controller
• CD or DVD (Prefer Tone Loc or Sir-Mix-A-Lot)
• Kit string, 150lb test
• Small carabiner
• Balloons, 3' diameter
• 42 cubic feet of helium ($35 at Maheny Welding)
• GPS logger
  • Part of payload
  • On the ground
  • Via phone application
  • Merge into exif data

Plans

Launch Locations

• Member houses
• High Falls
• Letchworth
• Charlotte Pier
• Interlock Parking Lot
• Genessee Valley Park (Erie meet the Genessee)

Team members

Timeline