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{{headerbox}}'''Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the hackerspace Noisebridge, our ongoing mission to explore strange (yet economically priced) new ascent technologies; to seek out new parts and new partnerships; to boldly go where no non-government-or-massively-industrially-funded-group has gone before.'''
{{headerbox}}'''Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the hackerspace Noisebridge, our ongoing mission to explore strange (yet economically priced) new ascent technologies; to seek out new parts and new partnerships; to boldly go where no non-government-or-massively-industrially-funded-group has gone before.'''
* '''Discussions:'''
* '''Discussions:'''
** [https://discord.com/channels/720514857094348840/1219007974694195291 Discord Project Thread]
** [https://discord.com/channels/720514857094348840/1219007974694195291 Discord Project Thread] To be included in Spacebridge-related announcements go to [https://discord.com/channels/720514857094348840/1002411064975163492 #bot-commands] and type <code>/rank Spacing Guild</code>.  
** To be included in Spacebridge-related announcements go to [https://discord.com/channels/720514857094348840/1002411064975163492 #bot-commands] and type <code>/rank Spacing Guild</code>.  
** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YasXd6d9ojCT7fCZXC0soYAJwO0hCMAUHZ4nushwC9M/edit?usp=sharing Weekly meetup notes]
* '''EVENTS:'''  
* '''EVENTS:'''  
** We have weekly meetings Sunday at 5pm-7/8ish. ([https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/300550296/ Meetup page]) [[Spacebridge interest list]]
** We have weekly meetings Sunday at 5pm-7/8ish. ([https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/300550296/ Meetup page]) [[Spacebridge interest list]]
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= On-boarding Materials =
* [https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/301304688/ Meetup Page]
* [https://discord.com/channels/720514857094348840/1219007974694195291 Discord Project Channel]
** To subscribe to discord announcements type `/rank Spacing Guild`
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YasXd6d9ojCT7fCZXC0soYAJwO0hCMAUHZ4nushwC9M/edit Meeting Notes]
* [https://github.com/noisebridge/spacebridge Github]
* [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Spacebridge:_The_Next_Generation Wiki] (this page)
* Previous missions/excursions:
** [https://photos.app.goo.gl/7hVT29vppzX5Y7URA Tracking down our first Radiosonde]
** [https://photos.app.goo.gl/AzeMCHgY5YAwn78S8 First balloon launch]
*** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hHRyL265DMpgeaFNp0TNOF5c5_Srxd-4x2Omji_rmlA/edit?usp=sharing Launch report]
** [https://photos.app.goo.gl/njQWNRkVPsgkFntr7 Field trip to LUNAR rocket launch]




== NBRL-001: Infinite Improbability Dive ==
= Missions =
==NBRL-001: Infinite Improbability Drive==
<blockquote>Another thing that got forgotten was the fact that against all probability a sperm whale had suddenly been called into existence several miles above the surface of Tracy, California.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Another thing that got forgotten was the fact that against all probability a sperm whale had suddenly been called into existence several miles above the surface of Tracy, California.</blockquote>
[[File:NBRL-001 Mission Patch 3.jpg|none|thumb|400x400px|NBRL-001 Mission Patch]]
[[File:NBRL-001 Mission Patch 3.jpg|none|thumb|400x400px|NBRL-001 Mission Patch]]
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2024-06-16 2:30 pm
2024-06-16 2:30 pm


=== Vehicle Type: ===
===Vehicle Type:===
Unmanned Free Balloon
Unmanned Free Balloon


=== Launch Location: ===
===Launch Location:===
McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA
McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA


37°43'10.7"N 122°25'10.6"W
37°43'10.7"N 122°25'10.6"W


=== Landing Location: ===
=== Landing Location:===
Tracy, CA (Estimated)
Tracy, CA (Estimated)


37°40'44.0"N 121°27'33.2"W
37°40'44.0"N 121°27'33.2"W


=== Objectives: ===
===Objectives:===
Pre-launch:
Pre-launch:
* 🟩Track and recover NWS radiosonde using SDR ground station
* 🟩Track and recover NWS radiosonde using SDR ground station
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Post-launch:
Post-launch:


* 🟨Take time-lapse photos with iPod touch
* 🟨 Take time-lapse photos with iPod touch
* 🟩Receive radio signal from radiosonde
* 🟩 Receive radio signal from radiosonde
* 🟥Track balloon position using telemetry data
* 🟨/🟥 Track balloon position using telemetry data
* 🟨Recover payload
* 🟨 Recover payload




[[File:McLaren Flight Trajectory Estimated 6-15-24.jpg|none|thumb|401x401px|Predicted flight path and landing locations.  The black line indicates the expected flight path for a release at 10:00 AM.  The colored dots indicate expected landing locations assuming a release at 10:00 AM and advancing hourly (11:00 AM launch, 12:00 PM etc.)]]
[[File:McLaren Flight Trajectory Estimated 6-15-24.jpg|none|thumb|401x401px|Predicted flight path and landing locations.  The black line indicates the expected flight path for a release at 10:00 AM.  The colored dots indicate expected landing locations assuming a release at 10:00 AM and advancing hourly (11:00 AM launch, 12:00 PM etc.)]]

Revision as of 12:48, 15 July 2024


Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the hackerspace Noisebridge, our ongoing mission to explore strange (yet economically priced) new ascent technologies; to seek out new parts and new partnerships; to boldly go where no non-government-or-massively-industrially-funded-group has gone before.

On-boarding Materials


Missions

NBRL-001: Infinite Improbability Drive

Another thing that got forgotten was the fact that against all probability a sperm whale had suddenly been called into existence several miles above the surface of Tracy, California.

NBRL-001 Mission Patch

Date and Time:

2024-06-16 2:30 pm

Vehicle Type:

Unmanned Free Balloon

Launch Location:

McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA

37°43'10.7"N 122°25'10.6"W

Landing Location:

Tracy, CA (Estimated)

37°40'44.0"N 121°27'33.2"W

Objectives:

Pre-launch:

  • 🟩Track and recover NWS radiosonde using SDR ground station
  • 🟩Repurpose RS41 radiosonde to transmit telemetry on amateur radio band via APRS
  • 🟩Identify appropriate launch location
  • 🟩Plan safe and recoverable flight trajectory
  • 🟩Communicate with FAA to issue NOTAM

Launch:

  • 🟩Assemble and integrate payload and balloon subsystems
  • 🟩Safely fill and handle balloon
  • 🟩Launch!

Post-launch:

  • 🟨 Take time-lapse photos with iPod touch
  • 🟩 Receive radio signal from radiosonde
  • 🟨/🟥 Track balloon position using telemetry data
  • 🟨 Recover payload


Predicted flight path and landing locations. The black line indicates the expected flight path for a release at 10:00 AM. The colored dots indicate expected landing locations assuming a release at 10:00 AM and advancing hourly (11:00 AM launch, 12:00 PM etc.)