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Hopkinsville Community College Balloon Satellite Project

Abstract

In this project, experiments were conducted to test several hypotheses and observe results in a near-space environment. Experiments were set up to observe outcomes when a balloon satellite was launched into the stratosphere. The experiments included battery performance in a lowtemperature and low-pressure environment, yeast efficacy after exposure to a near-space environment, and measurements of stratospheric radiation levels. To design the project, the team broke into smaller teams with specific experimental focuses. Each team was responsible for an individual payload dealing with its particular field of study. All of the sub-groups then had to combine to make sure the structure and payload could be launched in order to successfully complete each experiment. It was expected that the engineering of individual components and the overall frame would hold up in near-space, and that it would be possible to gather enough data using circuit boards and proper payload design to have effectively observed and confirmed the effect of a near-space environment on each of its experiments.

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Hopkinsville Community College Balloon Satellite Project

In this project, experiments were conducted to test several hypotheses and observe results in a near-space environment. Experiments were set up to observe outcomes when a balloon satellite was launched into the stratosphere. The experiments included battery performance in a lowtemperature and low-pressure environment, yeast efficacy after exposure to a near-space environment, and measurements of stratospheric radiation levels. To design the project, the team broke into smaller teams with specific experimental focuses. Each team was responsible for an individual payload dealing with its particular field of study. All of the sub-groups then had to combine to make sure the structure and payload could be launched in order to successfully complete each experiment. It was expected that the engineering of individual components and the overall frame would hold up in near-space, and that it would be possible to gather enough data using circuit boards and proper payload design to have effectively observed and confirmed the effect of a near-space environment on each of its experiments.