1. High Altitude Balloon “19 Mile High Club” Alex Fletcher Michael Adams Jon Welch

2. Objective Achieve 100,000 feet Freefall to 60,000 feet Deploy Parachute Arrested Fall Collect data along the way

3. Constraints Six Pound Limit Restricted Airspace (flight path) Working in conjunction with EE team

4. Gantt Chart

5. Intent Research Prior Attempts Material Selection Parachute Techniques Data Acquisition

6. Prior Attempts Prior teams tried unsuccessfully to…. Prior teams were successful in….

7. New Ideas Increase Stability Improve Reliability Reduce Weight Ensure Parachute Reliability

8. Material Selection Foam?? Weight vs. Strength Impact Absorption vs. Tensile Strength

9. Sponsors The Ohio Space Grant Consortium Wright State University Curriculum Development Grant The National Science Foundation