[AR] Re: Team Prometheus balloon launch
- From: Ken Biba <kenbiba@xxxxxx>
- To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:00:45 -0700
4" diameter N to 3" diameter M. 21kNsec.
Ken Biba
Novarum
Managing Director and CTO
+14155775496
> On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:40 PM, "Monroe L. King Jr."
> <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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