[AR] Re: Team Prometheus balloon launch

  • From: "Monroe L. King Jr." <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:40:45 -0700

Ken
 Was your Carmack Prize winning rocket an N to M I can't remember?

 Monroe

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [AR] Re: Team Prometheus balloon launch
> From: Ken Biba <kenbiba@xxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, October 22, 2013 5:08 pm
> To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> 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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