Take a picture of space
Torn between putting this post in NP or DIY. Let it be for the time being in NP, and if someone does - let this person write the report himself in DIY.
In the comments to the post on the elevator to space - 2009 I was asked: “ What is the problem with a balloon to lift? ” And although in contexts both a space elevator and even concept car tests, the question is not entirely correct, but the topic of balloons is very interesting, and most importantly, quite accessible to a person who is fond of. On Habré, there was already a topic about the zasyr of the ball at a 30-kilometer altitude , but a more interesting project passed Habr by.
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The project of Spanish students, which is described in the post to which I refer to above, still has a very rather big budget - taking into account all the spare parts, he ate over 1,000 euros. Poor students from MIT could not afford such luxury, so they scraped up $ 150 in their pockets, went to the store, left there with a couple of packages of household junk, half of which every self-respecting geek was lying around on the balcony / in the mezzanine, twisted it all together and as a result received pictures of our mother Earth from a height of 17.5 miles (28+ km).
Authors: Olivier E, Justin Lee, Eric Newton
Launch: September 2, 2009
Height: 17.5 miles
Design weight: 800 g
Helium used: ~ 65 cubic pounds (almost 2 cubic meters - is it a bit too much?)
Camera: Canon A470 with chdk open source firmware
Power supply: 4 AA batteries
GPS receiver: Motorola i290 phone
Software: AccuTracking , InstaMapper
The most interesting thing is that according to the results of the project, the guys wrote detailed instructions , so that anyone can, using his hands and head, repeat or do better. In the light of comments to the post about the elevator in the style “oh, sorry we can't do that”, it will be funny if there are people on Habré who can earn money on this idea and help them earn others:
Icarus project page
In the comments to the post on the elevator to space - 2009 I was asked: “ What is the problem with a balloon to lift? ” And although in contexts both a space elevator and even concept car tests, the question is not entirely correct, but the topic of balloons is very interesting, and most importantly, quite accessible to a person who is fond of. On Habré, there was already a topic about the zasyr of the ball at a 30-kilometer altitude , but a more interesting project passed Habr by.
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The project of Spanish students, which is described in the post to which I refer to above, still has a very rather big budget - taking into account all the spare parts, he ate over 1,000 euros. Poor students from MIT could not afford such luxury, so they scraped up $ 150 in their pockets, went to the store, left there with a couple of packages of household junk, half of which every self-respecting geek was lying around on the balcony / in the mezzanine, twisted it all together and as a result received pictures of our mother Earth from a height of 17.5 miles (28+ km).
Project details:
Authors: Olivier E, Justin Lee, Eric Newton
Launch: September 2, 2009
Height: 17.5 miles
Design weight: 800 g
Helium used: ~ 65 cubic pounds (almost 2 cubic meters - is it a bit too much?)
Camera: Canon A470 with chdk open source firmware
Power supply: 4 AA batteries
GPS receiver: Motorola i290 phone
Software: AccuTracking , InstaMapper
DIY or light others
The most interesting thing is that according to the results of the project, the guys wrote detailed instructions , so that anyone can, using his hands and head, repeat or do better. In the light of comments to the post about the elevator in the style “oh, sorry we can't do that”, it will be funny if there are people on Habré who can earn money on this idea and help them earn others:
- Create a startup (something, and this is how people can do it)
- Announce a contest with a prize pool for private teams.
- Provide media coverage
- Pull up advertisers
- Pay the prize to the winner
- Do not forget about the donation to the Icarus project (there is a Donate button!)
- Count the profit :-)
Related Links:
Icarus project page
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/75150/
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