Payload Proposal Form

1. Payload Proposal Form Title/Name of your Payload Concept: STEM Academy Atmosphere explorer and recovery system Team Leader (Name/School/Phone/e-mail): Jeff Dunker / STEM Academy / 303-269-7413 / Jeffrey.v.dunker@ulalaunch.com Payload Concept Description: For the Advanced Academy students, the plan this year is to leverage the knowledge gained from the past two years' data loggers to design a deployable payload (balloon or glider to be determine by the team through design and testing) that will after being ejected from the rocket continues to fly and gather atmospheric data measured in flight by using an array of sensors (full set to be determined base on cost, weight and space constraints of the G class payload bay). This tool could be used for potential exploration into climate analysis for global warming and return the data for further review.  For easy retrieval of the payload and sensor data we will use Geo-location technology (RF and/or GPS) to provide a means to recovery the payload possibly fling back to a predetermined position if the glider is selected. Team Description: The team will be made of 4to 8 students of experience prior year payload team members with possibly beginners assisting them from the Highlands Range Location

2. Sell Your Project/Team Here:The STEM Academy team has demonstrated that they were able to build functioning payloads for the last two years.  Last year they flew four successful data logger packages in one G class payload module. One collected Digital Accelerometer, Gyro, and Barometer data with EEPROM data storage. The other used an analog accelerometer and SD card data storage. Another collected GPS data to a SD card, the last collected the first successful middle school FUTURE video footage in color and with sound which showed the entire flight profile. For the Advanced Academy students, the plan this year is to leverage the knowledge gained from the past two years' data loggers to design a deployable payload (balloon or glider to be determine by the team through design and testing) that will after being ejected from the rocket continues to fly and gather atmospheric data measured in flight by using an array of sensors (full set to be determined base on cost, weight and space constraints of the G class payload bay). This tool could be used for potential exploration into climate analysis for global warming and return the data for further review.  For easy retrieval of the payload and sensor data we will use Geo-location technology (RF and/or GPS) to provide a means to recovery the payload possibly fling back to a predetermined position if the glider is selected. This payload will use the in flight monitored conditions to have a controlled landing, while recording and storing the data. This can then be used to compare prediction from a simulation for a future better flight control. The design will use various testing methods up to and possibility including a full scale payload package flights on smaller rocket. This will also give some great opportunities to teach the students about various aspects of rocket flight. If your payload is Not selected for a firm launch slot, will you build a payload for a backup slot : Yes