[AR] Re: Team Prometheus balloon launch
- From: Ken Biba <kenbiba@xxxxxx>
- To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:08:25 -0700
Very nice. Love to see more about the details Monroe!
Ken Biba
Novarum
Managing Director and CTO
+14155775496
> On Oct 22, 2013, at 4:36 PM, "Monroe L. King Jr." <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> We had a successful mission to 101,000ft and a full fly back to launch
> from balloon drop. We tied the world RC speed record at 498 MPH. Here
> are some photos. We are now redesigning the aircraft for rocket launch
> having done the hard part of ground control and tracking as well as
> autonomous flight and recovery. Live video and all that stuff nobody
> seems to want to do.
> The only problem we have left to solve is the GPS above mach 1. I hope
> we can crack this using some of the new GPS modules that have been made
> with open software.
>
> Monroe
> <101k.jpg>
> <controlledflight.jpg>
> <landing.jpg>
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