The maiden flight of the ASTRA Atom 1, a balloon-borne, fully rapid protyped platform (even its electronic systems were built from .net Gadgeteer building blocks) will now take place at a later date – 20 knot surface winds with 30 knot gusts made for very unfavourable conditions today. Watch this space for new dates for the first flight.
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First flight of the ASTRA Atom 1 thwarted by high winds
Posted in Atom on December 7, 2011| 2 Comments »
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- Wind 3.2km/h from 284°. Pressure 1012mb. Temp 9.3°C, windchill 9.3°C. RH 98%. Sun rises 05:51, sets 20:17. Rain 7.6mm today, 53mm this mth 8 years ago
- Calm. Pressure 1012mb. Temp 9.3°C, windchill 9.3°C. RH 98%. Sun rises 05:51, sets 20:17. Rain 7.6mm today, 53mm this mth 8 years ago
ASTRA project
- Project CANOPUS, University of Southampton - low cost access to space: youtu.be/-XeWLKCj_gY?a via @YouTube 6 years ago
- RT @ASobester: ..the successful applicant'll also be working on an autonomous sys Grand Challenge with a group of PhD students from several… 6 years ago
- RT @ASobester: We've a @NERCscience & @EPSRC funded PhD studentship: developing an air-launched system for ocean current tracking. https://… 6 years ago
- ...and welcome on board to the newest member of our team, Andrew Lock! 6 years ago
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