High-Level Project Summary
This project has developed a lesson plan, which aims to provide detailed planning, preparation, launch, monitoring and recovery of a high altitude balloon.Detailed information has been compiled in different lessons which will allow people to optimize time, costs and the choice of materials.This project aims to create a lesson plan that can be standardized so that people see the simplicity and usefulness of launching high altitude balloons.It also aims to motivate people to enter the scientific world.In turn, the information collected through high altitude balloons is used in different lines of research such as: astrobiology, meteorology, climatology, astronomy and astrophysics.
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Detailed Project Description
This project aims to improve the conventional procedures that are performed before, during and after a balloon launch at high altitude, by optimizing costs, making a choice of the minimum, feasible and reliable materials after the collection of information from different sources and resources from various institutions related to our goal.
The proposed design has as an image to guide, recommend and orient towards a correct way to know the near space in an accessible and indirect way, and to motivate the study of different parameters at high altitudes by means of the different equipment that can be implemented, accessing it in our local/labor environment.
It is intended to execute a detailed lesson plan divided into the following points: Planning, preparation, launch, follow-up and recovery to reach a successful outcome providing recommendations and advice at each point.
Beginning with the planning, the launch site is arranged, to predict the trajectory, explosion and impact we will use reliable software, as well as consider the standards of governmental organizations and possible inconveniences that may occur.
The preparation of the design of the necessary implements and electronic equipment that gather information in real time allow subsequent analysis of physical parameters and indications to ensure the launch.
To recover the equipment used in this project, a trajectory tracking plan is proposed, through data transmission and reception equipment.
This type of project is compatible with studies of: Astrobiology, meteorology, climatology, astronomy in order to propose methodologies to be applied on other planets.
Space Agency Data
NASA launched into space a stratospheric balloon with a payload made by students of the Wanka project of the National University of Engineering (UNI), which will be used to measure the concentration of aerosols, whose results can be used to address the problem of global warming, and this inspired us to add another solution to contribute to the problem in the planetary environment.
For the realization of this project, we took inspiration and guidance from the different projects carried out by students in different parts of the world, which in turn were inspired by the experiences of space agencies from different places on our planet. Thanks to the information provided by NASA, we were able to learn more about the applications of these projects in future planetary studies. Which in the future will be the basis for aerial explorations on other planets or asteroids such as those that have been studied in recent years by JAXA. We believe that all agencies are inspiring for all those young people who want to know the near space, and that they will always be a base for all those hungry for knowledge of the near space and even beyond.
Hackathon Journey
Space Apps has allowed us to go beyond the basic knowledge we had about weather balloon launches.
It has allowed us to meet new friends, discuss and exchange ideas with them.
To work as a team with my colleagues, the importance of sharing our ideas, information gathering.
Our passion for learning about space.
We distributed tasks, then we discussed them and saw the point of view of each member regarding each point to work on until we reached a conclusion and could write our lesson plan.
Through the distribution of tasks, searching for people who have already made weather balloon launches, consulting the sources provided by the organizers, and finally telling our points of view that each member had regarding the challenges presented in the challenge.
Mainly to the organizers of the event, which allows anyone, no matter the age, no matter the profession to participate in this kind of scientific events.
To the people who cleared up many doubts we had about the chosen challenge.
References
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/technology/explorers_balloons.html
It showed us the different types of studies that can be made through the weather balloons.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-mission-will-study-the-cosmos-with-a-stratospheric-balloon
It introduced us to the different types of weather balloons that exist for different scientific studies.
Google Earth
It allow us to draw our points obtained for tracker GPS .
Tags
#weatherballoon #high-altitudeballoon #payload
Global Judging
This project has been submitted for consideration during the Judging process.