Monthly Archive for February, 2011

Temperature sensor logging in CHDK

Posted by Outside Open on February 14, 2011. Closed

If you are interested in using the intervalometer and temperature logging lua script, you can download it from zinkwazi.com

CHDK in space :)

Posted by Outside Open on February 14, 2011. Closed

I installed CHDK on the Canon G9 which will enable us to write an intervalometer script to take a high resolution RAW photo every 30 seconds for the duration of the flight 🙂

New sponsors!

Posted by Outside Open on February 10, 2011. Closed

We are happy to announce that we have two new sponsors!  World renowned photographer and author, Chris Orwig has donated an iPhone 3GS and Geoff’s brother Luke has contributed 30 feet of nylon that we will be using to connect the payload to the sounding balloon.

Thanks guys!

Google’s near space project

Posted by Geoff on February 9, 2011. Closed

Some great photos and video from Google’s high altitude balloon project:

Android in Space – the full story

Launch date set!

Posted by Geoff on February 7, 2011. Closed

Happy is set to launch on March, 25 2011. I have my plane ticket and will be in California to add the final touches to the Happy project. It is set to launch in a yet to be determined area of the Mojave dessert in southern California.

Thanks,

HAPPY