Experiments at extreme altitudes in the stratosphere have historically been considered out of reach for the individual experimenter or scientist. This paper will discuss the reasons why balloons are the ideal choice for such experimenters, as well as present both the design and launch of the balloon platform RadioFlier-1, demonstrating the feasibility of this idea. The contents of the payload and various subsystems will be discussed in detail, along with the data retrieved from its initial flight. It is the goal of this paper to show that these results can be achieved with minimal outlay of capital and manpower.


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    Title :

    Radio Flier-1: An Individual Experiment in the Stratosphere via Weather Balloon


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Eighth International Conference on Engineering, Construction, Operation, and Business In Space; Fifth International Conference and Exposition and Demonstration on Robotics for Challenging Situations and Environments ; 2002 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2002-06-07




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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