Launch2 » History » Version 7
Joseph Foley, 2012-03-19 12:34
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| 5 | 7 | Joseph Foley | h3. Photos |
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| 7 | 7 | Joseph Foley | * https://gallery.ru.is/projects/skywardsword/Second-Flight |
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| 9 | 7 | Joseph Foley | h3. Video |
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| 13 | h2. Timeline |
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| 15 | Saturday, March 17, The launch |
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| 17 | * 7:30 Team meets, eats breakfast. Discovered that the smartphone did not charge. |
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| 18 | * 8:15 Load truck, moved to hanger |
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| 19 | * 9:30 Ragnar Rafn Eðvaldsson begins running down the checklist. |
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| 20 | * 9:35 Sverrir Haraldsson finishes filling the balloon |
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| 21 | * 10:55 Vikar Hlynur Þórisson attaches all the GoPro Cameras |
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| 22 | * 11:10 Electronics are turned on and sealed into box. Niklas Joel Meier turns on the logger and failsafe. |
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| 23 | * 11:16 Kristjan Kristján Gerhard Karlsson Grimm gets launch clearance |
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| 24 | * 11:25 Balloon launch from Reykjavik University |
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| 25 | * 12:57 Balloon popped at 34000 altitude. (APRS did not capture exact) |
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| 26 | * 13:25 Crash at Coordinates N64.37315, W19.24017 from SPOT |
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| 27 | * 13:46 Þórður Sigurbjartsson, Arní from CCP, meet with NORSK Rescue Helicopter at RVK airport (we watched from U215) |
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| 28 | * 14:19 Heli takes off |
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| 29 | * 17:00 Heli returns, unsuccessful |
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| 30 | * 17:30 Debrief with pizza |
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| 31 | * 19:00 Discover possible issue, GPS coordinates in wrong format for helicopter. Plans for recovery tomorrow. |
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| 33 | Sunday, March 18, The Recovery |
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| 35 | 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. |
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| 37 | * 5:00 Planned to head out |
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| 38 | * 9:45 Last transmission of the SPOT |
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| 39 | * ?? One superjeep gets broken driveshaft, has to be repaired |
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| 40 | * ?? Many attempts to follow road require detours and very slow progress. |
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| 41 | * 12:30 Snow becomes bad? |
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| 42 | * 13:50 Arrival at location |
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| 43 | * 19:30 Return to Reykjavik |
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| 45 | h2. Acknowledgments |
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| 47 | h3. Students of VT HUN1013, Hönnun, 2012-1 |
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| 49 | * Bogi Kárason, launch coordinator, Preflight checklist creation |
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| 50 | * Halldór Þorkelsson, industrial liason, procurement and financials, Solidworks master |
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| 51 | * Kristján Gerhard Karlsson Grimm, general, Trackuino lead, Master of flight paperwork |
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| 52 | * Lárus Guðmundsson, camera mount design and general handyman |
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| 53 | * Niklas Joel Meier, logging and emergency descent device |
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| 54 | * Páll Pálsson, "Ground recovery under any conditions" Team Lead |
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| 55 | * Ragnar Rafn Eðvaldsson, spaceship simulation test, Preflight checklist execution |
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| 56 | * Sverrir Haraldsson, balloon man, failure analysis |
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| 57 | * Vikar Hlynur Þórisson, structural design, impact tester, camera testing, all things video |
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| 58 | * Þórður Sigurbjartsson, logistics, Helicopter recovery shock troop |
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| 59 | * Örvar Friðriksson, temperature testing, shock and environment protection for electronics |
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| 61 | h3. RU Staff and other students |
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| 63 | * Ari Kristinn Jónsson, Rector |
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| 64 | * Guðrún Arnbjörg Sævarsdóttir, Head of the Department |
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| 65 | * Joe Foley, Instructor for Hönnun, chief worrier |
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| 66 | * Stefan Freyr Stefanson, simulation |
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| 67 | * Hrannar Traustson, electronics, particularly the Trackuino |
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| 68 | * Guðjón Hugberg Björnsson, initial investigation into tracking hardware |
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| 69 | * Leifur þór Leifsson, loan of LiPo batteries and charger from his avionics |
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| 70 | * Þorgeir Pállsson, help with aircraft organizations and permission for the hanger |
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| 72 | h3. Siminn |
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| 74 | * Guðmundur Ingi Karlsson, live video stream via donated smartphones, dedicated 3G antenna for flight |
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| 76 | h3. CCP Games |
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| 78 | * Eyjólfur Guðmundsson, Head Producer |
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| 79 | * Ragnar Ágúst Eðvaldsson, purchasing, feedback, spaceship model procurement |
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| 80 | * Arnar Valdimarsson, video cameraman |
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| 82 | h3. Icelandic Radio Amateurs |
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| 84 | * Jón Þ. Jónsson, radio licenses and APRS knowledge, liason to IRA, wizard of radios |
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| 85 | * Samúel Úlfr Þór Guðjónsson, APRS expert, Trackuino debugging, antenna construction, ground recovery team |
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| 86 | * Jón Svavarsson, photographer, constantly monitoring the airwaves |
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| 88 | h3. Other |
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| 90 | * ?? at KEF weather service, providing balloon filling equipment and training on balloon launches |
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| 91 | * Icelandic PTA for fast tracking our license TF3CCP |
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| 92 | * ICE-SAR for donating a helicopter rescue attempt |
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| 93 | * Markéta Foley and Gissur Örlygsson at the Icelandic Innovation center for looking into a testing chamber |
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| 94 | * ?? at Agricultural school loaned use of the -80C freezer during testing |
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| 95 | * Trackuino developers for making an opensource balloon tracker that was easy to build and test |
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| 96 | * ?? model builder |