lachlan's SunSPOT blog

ok so as you all possibly know by now we are launching a new creation into the sky code name EDGAR1, so we have been working late to put him together. A quick run down, we are attempting to lift a sunspot, array of sensors, gps, cell modem, transmitter and camera 10-20km straight up (and maybe over a bit :) ) then with an automated altitude cut off mechanism, release the giant whether balloon and float down on a parachute where we ( chase team ) will hunt down the payload somewhere neer  Fresno and recover the images and data collected. So with a bit of micro-controller wizardry from Tennessee and some code to write and the finishing touches on edgar things are looking on target for launch..

this is the transmitter, more pics to come soon, or you can check out the project wiki..

http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Mobileandembedded/Ninety9SpotLuftBallons 

 and the group page

http://groups.google.com/group/spotballoon?hl=en&lnk=li