Launch2¶

Acknowledgments¶

Students of VT HUN1013, Hönnun, 2012-1¶

• Bogi Kárason, Launch coordinator, Checklist creator
• Halldór Þorkelsson, Industrial liason, procurement and financials, Solidworks master
• Kristján Gerhard Karlsson Grimm, General organizer, Trackuino lead, Master of flight paperwork
• Lárus Guðmundsson, Structures and handyman
• Niklas Joel Meier, Logging and panic button
• Páll Pálsson, Ground recovery under any conditions
• Ragnar Rafn Eðvaldsson, Spaceship simulation, Checklist execution
• Sverrir Haraldsson, Balloon man, failure analysis
• Vikar Hlynur Þórisson, Cameras and structural design, impact tester, historian
• Þórður Sigurbjartsson, Logistics, Helicopter recovery shock troop
• Örvar Friðriksson, Temperature testing, shock and environment protection for electronics

RU Staff¶

• Joe Foley, Instructor for Hönnun
• Stefan Freyr Stefanson, Simulation

Siminn¶

• Gummi

CCP Games¶

• Raggi
• Arnar

Icelandic Radio Amateurs¶

Timeline¶

Saturday, March 17

The launch

• 7:30 Team meets, eats breakfast. Discovered that the smartphone did not charge.
• 8:15 Load truck, moved to hanger
• 9:30 Ragnar Rafn Eðvaldsson begins running down the checklist.
• 9:35 Sverrir Haraldsson finishes filling the balloon
• 10:55 Vikar Hlynur Þórisson attaches all the GoPro Cameras
• 11:10 Electronics are turned on and sealed into box. Niklas Joel Meier turns on the logger and failsafe.
• 11:16 Kristjan Kristján Gerhard Karlsson Grimm gets launch clearance
• 11:25 Balloon launch from Reykjavik University
• 12:57 Balloon popped at 34000 altitude. (APRS did not capture exact)
• 13:25 Crash at Coordinates N64.37315, W19.24017 from SPOT
• 13:46 Þórður Sigurbjartsson, Arní from CCP, meet with NORSK Rescue Helicopter at RVK airport (we watched from U215)
• 14:19 Heli takes off
• 17:00 Heli returns, unsuccessful
• 17:30 Debrief with pizza
• 19:00 Discover possible issue, GPS coordinates in wrong format for helicopter. Plans for recovery tomorrow.

Sunday, March 18

Skyward sword to the rescue, led by Páll Pálsson. Tracking by Jon Þór Jonsson via the Tetra radio GPS being carried by . Attempted checkin with Joe Foley at RU every hour starting at 12:00.

• 5:00 Planned to head out
• 9:45 Last transmission of the SPOT
• ?? One superjeep gets broken driveshaft, has to be repaired
• ?? Many attempts to follow road require detours and very slow progress.
• 12:30 Snow becomes bad?
• 13:50 Arrival at location
• 19:30 Return to Reykjavik