Is Anyone using a StratoSAT launch kit?

Hello everyone.

I am an undergraduate student at Wichita State University and I am part of our first near space launch team. We have a StratoSAT launch kit and system by StratoStar Systems and are having some difficulties finding answers to some minor details the manual may have skipped. If you have one of these systems/kits please let me know in hopes that you maybe able to answer some questions or have advice.

Thanks

Camille

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Permalink Reply by Howard Brooks on April 14, 2010 at 3:22pm

Camille,

We've been flying a StratoStar system for 3+ years (41 flights so far). I'd be happy to answer any questions that you have. I know that StratoStar has made some changes to their system, but the basics are the same.

Of course, I am also confident that Jason Krueger can answer any question.

It might be informative to carry the discussion on the nearspacenetwork.com site, but I'm easier to reach at my own e-mail:

hlbrooks@depauw.edu

I'll try to check the site, but if you don't hear from me, please contact directly.

StratoStar's system is very reliable, it even worked for us when we flew it upside down :)

Good luck with your flights.

Howard Brooks, BASE (www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base)

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Permalink Reply by Glen Kissel on April 15, 2010 at 8:52am

USI has a StratoSat kit.

I'm at gkissel@usi.edu

web.usi.edu/HAB

Glen Kissel, USI

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Permalink Reply by Bernhard Beck-Winchatz on April 15, 2010 at 1:55pm

So does DePaul University. I'd be glad to help, but Howard Brooks, Jason Krueger, and Glen Kissel are all much more experienced than me.