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Shaftesbury High School student volunteers design, build, test, launch, and recover a scientific payload equipped with electronics and sensors attached to a high altitude balloon. High altitude balloons (HABs, for short) used in SHARP are capable of reaching altitudes above - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• Shaftesbury High School student volunteers design, build, test, launch, and recover a scientific payload equipped with electronics and sensors attached to a high altitude balloon.
• High altitude balloons (HABs, for short) used in SHARP are capable of reaching altitudes above 120,000 feet (37 kilometers).
• 3,000 gram high altitude latex balloon zip tied and duct taped
• Custom made parachute made of rip-stop nylon and dacron string fastened to fishing swivels
• Modular foam board payload box, taped and hot glued
Composed of 3 Modules
1. Communications Module: radio, cut down circuit, battery pack
2. Science Module: Geiger-Muller counter, temp sensors, and experiments to test the effects of radiation exposure
3. Photo & Video Module: Canon PowerShot A1200 & GoPro HD video camera
After launching the balloon and payload we packed up and got ready for the chase. We stopped to watch it at 126,000 ft. in Gladstone.
After 1.5 h in the air the balloon slowed its ascent. We grew impatient waiting for it to pop so we headed back to Winnipeg. Again the balloon started to rise, and suddenly all communications were lost!
Cool Fact: Our principal who stayed behind at Gladstone actually saw the balloon explode!
SHARP 2 exploded at 126,634 ft. (38.6 km) and travelled over 100 km, reaching a maximum speed of 144 km/h until its recovery south of
Gladstone, Manitoba after 3 hours and 44 minutes in the air.
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Change in Disintigrations Per Minute for SHARP2 Flight
[NaOH] Trial Mass of initial NaOH final NaOH Volume Moles Mass Massmol/L tablet volume volume NaOH NaOH/ASA ASA ASA/g tablet0.0972 g mL mL mL mmoles mg mg/g tablet
Control Group 1 0.00 18.15 18.15 1.76 318 2 0.05 18.79 18.74 1.82 328 3 22.64 41.60 18.96 1.84 332
Molar Mass ASA 4 0.443 0.43 20.50 20.07 1.95 351 793g/mol 5 0.419 3.82 22.46 18.64 1.81 326 779
180.157 6 0.423 0.50 19.50 19.00 1.85 333 7877 0.415 28.56 47.43 18.87 1.83 330 7968 0.425 23.55 42.48 18.93 1.84 331 7809 0.431 18.19 37.59 19.40 1.89 340 788
10 0.411 1.29 20.12 18.83 1.83 330 802
AVERAGE 0.424 18.96 1.84 332 789Experimental Group 1 0.412 8.37 26.42 18.05 1.75 316 767
2 0.422 11.60 30.87 19.27 1.87 337 8003 0.413 19.64 38.06 18.42 1.79 323 7814 0.425 12.68 31.90 19.22 1.87 337 7925 0.414 1.15 19.50 18.35 1.78 321 7766 0.426 1.34 20.80 19.46 1.89 341 8007 0.416 0.27 19.09 18.82 1.83 330 7928 0.430 0.13 19.48 19.35 1.88 339 7889 0.423 0.31 19.79 19.48 1.89 341 806
10 0.416 0.29 19.40 19.11 1.86 335 804
AVERAGE 0.420 18.95 1.84 332 791
Design Phase
Mar.-MayConstruction
PhaseMay-October
Testing & Pre-Launch
October
Launch & RecoveryOctober
Data Analysis, Video &
Presentation Preparation
Nov.-Feb.
Communicating Findings &
TrainingFeb.-May
Grant Writing &
Networking
SHARP 2 Student Crew
• Alex Yeo• Kyle Marcinkowski• Alexander Motnenko• Gaven Nielsen• Anna Liu• Michael Gussakovsky• Jacob Booth• Michael Archer• Matthew Kraljevic
• Brandon Dennis• Ryan Dennis• Katelyn Howlett• Daniel Gervai• Valorie Platero• Kendra McTavish• Elise Lowden• Garret Curtis• Alexandre Poersch
• Gerardo Gismondi• Antonio Batarilo• Nishadh Rathod• Julian Carneiro• Cole Mauws• Theo Wigle• Kathleen Murphy• David Oh• Xiti Joshi
SHARP 2 Staff Crew
• Rob Striemer• Rachelle LeRoux
• April McKnight• Scott Place
• Adrian Deakin• Gordon Kidder
Special Thanks
Mr. Alan Thoren, mentor & HAM radio specialist
Dr. Craig Marten, CMU data analyst & HAM radio specialist
Mr. Bruce Feaver, pilot & parachute specialist
Stan Wiebe, principal Shaftesbury High School
Dario Schor & University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering students
Elkhorn Resort, Spa & Conference Centre
Murray Hyundai, chase vehicle sponsor
SHARP alumni (2009 –2011)
