Well Project DEBO has a body and eyes now. I picked up a small styrofoam container (like the ones used to ship insulin) from the lab and we pulled off an auction win on eBay for a Canon Powershot A530 camera. This camera works with the Canon Hack Dev. Kit (chdk) so we will be able to script camera actions during the flight.
Now that we have a camera, Shea needs to work on a quick mass estimate and then do some ascent/descent predictions with online calculators so we can size balloons and parachute. I'd like to get those ordered in the next couple of days.
When you have two scientists for parents, be careful when you say 'I wonder if I could...'.
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