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Colorado Space Grant Consortium

Gateway To Space ASEN / ASTR 2500 Class # 22. T -2. Colorado Space Grant Consortium. Today:. LRR for teams 9 and 2 Announcements and Questions - Advice Friday, November 4 th Appointments - Launch Logistics Launch is in 2 days. Announcements:.

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Colorado Space Grant Consortium

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  1. Gateway To Space ASEN / ASTR 2500 Class #22 T-2 Colorado Space Grant Consortium

  2. Today: • LRR for teams 9 and 2 • Announcements and Questions • - Advice • Friday, November 4th Appointments • - Launch Logistics • Launch is in 2 days

  3. Announcements: - DD Rev C is due tomorrow during BalloonSat check-in - Expecting 62 out of 63 to attend launch and ~27 guests - Weather conditions are are very uncertain - GO or NO/GO discussion today at 3:00 PM and another on Friday at 9:30 AM - Last point to cancel or reschedule is 8:00 PM Friday - Email updates until 6:00 PM on Friday, then hotline

  4. Advice: - Camera switch problem - Remove old pictures from camera - Don’t tape your 9Vbatteries together - Secure wires and tape down switches - Camera settings - Fresh batteries where possible - Condensation - Hot glue and electrical tape - Measure and record battery voltage - Don’t give up, never surrender

  5. LRR Feedback: - Good job everyone - Worry about things coming lose in your box - Cold test should have reached -40C external - Payloads should have been operating during cold test - Label all plots - You have come a long way since September 8, 2011

  6. Ready For Flight Cards: - Turn in on Friday, during final weigh in - Must be complete

  7. Friday: - Payloads need to be turned in by 3:00 PM Friday - Not all team members need to be present but all must sign the RFF Card - Final weights will be taken and payload left with me (Unless you have a biological payload) - Can have screen shots of videos (drop, whip, etc) - Schedule for Friday

  8. Friday Appointment Schedule: 8:30 Team #1 9:00 Team #8 9:30 Team #6 10:00 Team #3 10:30 Team #4 11:00 Team #9 11:30 Team #7 12:30 Team #10 1:00 Team #5 1:30 2:00 Team #2 2:30 3:00 – 4:00 Recheck in (if necessary) Tracking station training Friday at 12:00 PM

  9. Launch Logistics ASEN / ASTR 2500 Class #22 T-4 Colorado Space Grant Consortium

  10. You are about to launch something to the edge of space… - Are you ready? - Launch is in 2 days - Is Time your enemy or your friend? - How would you feel if you had another week?

  11. You are about to launch something to the edge of space…

  12. You are about to launch something to the edge of space…

  13. Launch Update:

  14. Launch Video:

  15. BalloonSats • Interesting burst

  16. Burst:

  17. Launch Update: - Here are some items we need to cover - Meeting location - Launch site directions - Transportation - Launch day procedures - Chase and Recovery - Miscellaneous, but very important

  18. Saturday Meeting Location: - Meet in parking lot 436 at 5:30 AM Saturday - We are launching at 7:30 AM (unheard of in the history of humankind) - Don’t need to meet at CU, can go directly to launch site but be there no later than 6:30 AM. - Be late, be sorry - You needs a ride?

  19. Sunday Meeting Location: - Meet in parking lot 436 at4:50 AM Saturday - We are launching at 6:50 AM (unheard of in the history of humankind) - Don’t need to meet at CU, can go directly to launch site but be there no later than 5:50 AM. - Be late, be sorry - You needs a ride?

  20. Transportation: - 1 CU SUV - 6-7 people - Tracking - Navigation - Communication - Entertainment - The goal is to have all vehicles stay together

  21. Launch Day Procedures:

  22. Where?: Boulder to Windsor

  23. Where?: Boulder to Windsor - Foothills to 119

  24. Where?: Boulder to Windsor - 119 to I-25

  25. Where?: - Windsor, Colorado - I-25 North - Exit 262 - East, 1.3 miles - CR 3 - Right on CR 3 - 200 – 300 yards - Launch Site left

  26. Launch Day: Getting There

  27. Launch Day: Getting There

  28. Launch Day: Getting There

  29. Launch Day: Getting There

  30. Launch Day: Getting There

  31. Launch Day: Getting There Food here Pee here Payload Setup Here Park Here Launch here

  32. Launch Day: Getting Ready

  33. Launch Day: Getting Ready

  34. Launch Day: “Stick a fork in it” Ready

  35. Launch Day: Ready

  36. Launch Day Procedures: - There are several players on the field to ensure our launches are good - Launch Control and Launch Supporters - Launch Coordinator - Payload Launchers - Guppies

  37. Launch Day Procedures: - Edge of Space Science Guys - Have fancy radios and usually blue hats - Very nice but run a tight schedule - Don’t drop their control payloads - Don’t congregate in their control room Launch Control and Launch Supporters

  38. Launch Day Procedures: Launch Coordinator

  39. Launch Day Procedures: Payload Launchers

  40. What Not To Do At Launch Site… Launch Day Procedures: Payload Launchers

  41. BalloonSats • Typical launch

  42. What TO DO At Launch Site… Launch Day Procedures: Payload Launchers

  43. Introduction:

  44. Launch Day Procedures: Guppies

  45. Launch Day Procedures: “Did I flip the switches?”

  46. Launch Day Procedures: - Dress in layers, you will be outside all day - No bathrooms - Limited access to power - 6:25 Arrive at launch site - 6:30 Turn in payloads - 6:50 Breakfast is served (bagels & coffee) - 7:20 Balloon Fill begins -7:40 Launch I - 7:50 Launch II - 7:55 Report to chase vehicles - 8:00 Begin Chase

  47. Chase and Recovery: - 2006 Predicted

  48. 2006 Predicted:

  49. 2007 Predicted:

  50. 2008 Predicted:

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