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Gemini I Payloads

 

 

Vergil Yotov

Vergil hopes to supplement the Gemini project by recording sensor data, such as temperature and pressure readings, for the flight. The collected information could be very useful for other experiments on board as well as for future participants. In addition he will include a sound and light beacon, that will aid with the retrieval of the payload.

vxy458@student.bham.ac.uk

Jessica Cliff

Jessica’s project is to create a release mechanism that will drop a small number of polystyrene balls from the balloon once it reaches a predetermined height (using the change in pressure with altitude to actuate a release mechanism). The balls will have contact details on with the hope that when people find them they will get in contact with the location they were found. This will allow her to see how turbulent properties of the atmosphere cause them to disperse. Her result may give information on the accuracy to which a balloons landing site can be safely predicted.

JLC353@student.bham.ac.uk

Amarinei Robert

Robert’s idea for a payload is to capture the moment when the balloon bursts. As the balloon rises in the atmosphere it expands due to the helium trapped inside. On the ground the balloon is 3m across, but at the 30km peak altitude it gives in and pops at a size of more than 10m. He aims to attach a scale in front of the camera to measure the diameter at the moment of explosion.

rma491@bham.ac.uk

Iustin Irimescu

Iustin’s project idea is to send solar cell into the stratosphere to measure its power output with regard to altitude and temperature. If successful it could conceivably provide additional power on subsequent flights. He is also planning to be the lightest payload on Gemini I, coming in at just 10g. In space flight every gram counts so teaming up with another person’s system, to record his data, is a clever way to reduce his launch mass.

ixi417@bham.ac.uk

Joel Swallow

Joel's project aimed to capture the AstroSoc and Gemini logos flying high above the Earth in a photo. The logos were attached within a keyring, placed in front of the Gemini Camera.

jxs480@student.bham.ac.uk

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