Back in 2010 I was part of a team that sent up a couple of weather balloons on a NC spacegrant. I posted about the first one (which flew straight into a thunderstorm) a long time ago, but with the recent weather balloons in the news, I decided to go back and look up my … Read more 2nd Weather Balloon (from 2010)
With the payload tested in a rocket, everything looked ready to go. I took it off the breadboard and built it onto a strip board PCB to make everything sturdy. The next step was to create the payload box. The professor had done this before so he gave us tips on using foam core poster … Read more First Weather Balloon Launch Video and Google Earth File (Pt. 2)
Working with a professor at my college and Carolina Edge of Space in May of 2010 I, along with a small group of friends, sent a weather balloon 74,642 feet into the sky. This post is mainly about the payload I designed, built and tested for the project. This project was inspired by many seen … Read more First Weather Balloon Payload Testing on a Model Rocket (Pt.1)
When I got up this morning, and looked over my huge TADID list, this project was not to be found, however I came across the part I needed and was in a spry mood and after living with the eyesore in the kitchen for 4 years I’d had enough. When we bought this house, the … Read more How to Replace a Door Jamb