Spacebits is High Altitude Balloon group project. This was a presentation done at the Codebits event.

1. Tuesday, December 7, 2010

2. Motivation
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3. Basics
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4. Team
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5. Your words here...
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6. Your words here...
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7. Your words here...
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8. Your words here...
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9. Research
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10. Research
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11. Research
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12. Atmospheric pressure
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13. Temperature
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14. Weight
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15. The box
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16. Batteries
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17. Tuesday, December 7, 2010

18. Radios
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19. Radios
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20. Backup: GSM
Failsafe module
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21. Antennas
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22. Helium
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23. Balloons
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24. Parachute
Civilian Space eXploration Team
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25. Straps & buffers
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26. Thermal blankets
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27. Cameras
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29. Cameras
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30. Main board
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31. Main board
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32. Prototype
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33. Prototype
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34. Make your own PCB
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35. Make your own PCB
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36. GPS
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37. Contact sheet
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38. Laws
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39. Helium calcutations
http://softwarelivre.sapo.pt/projects/spacebits/wiki/Launch_calculations
http://softwarelivre.sapo.pt/projects/spacebits/browser/trunk/calculator
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40. Launch day
‣ test everything
‣ have a good night’s sleep
‣ make an equipment checklist for the day before
‣ don’t make structural changes at the last minute
‣ test everything again - simulate a real flight
‣ take plenty of water with you
‣ make sure your car gas tank is full
‣ buy an AC inverter for your car
‣ don’t take the helium bottle on a ride (danger)
‣ test and plan everything
‣ don’t underestimate the small details
or...
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41. Fail miserably
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42. Fail miserably
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43. Fail miserably
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44. Fail miserably
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45. Total Cost
‣ Balloon: 50€
‣ Camera: 150€
‣ Electronics & Comms: 600€
‣ Payload & Materials: 250€
‣ Parachutes: 30€
‣ Helium: 150€
‣ Other: 300€
‣ Total in money units: ~1.530€
‣ Total in fun units: Priceless
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46. The hunt
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47. but before
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48. did I mention
you should plan things?
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49. Crash predictor
http://www.hexoc.com/hab/predict/predict/
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50. It works!
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51. Winds and meteo
http://euro.wx.propilots.net/
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52. Flight #1
http://spacebits.eu/page/flight1report.html
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53. Flight #2
http://spacebits.eu/page/flight2report.html
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54. Flight #3, #4 and #5
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55. Recognition
F**king JPL!? You kidding me?
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56. what’s next?
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57. Thank you!
http://spacebits.eu/
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