Educational High-Altitude Balloon Program Webinars

Next Webinar: February 9th, 2012 4:00 pm (EST)

Over the past 5 years, StratoStar and Taylor University have been using High-Altitude Balloon Platforms as a tool for Colleges and Universities to engage students in exciting hands-on Science and Math.   Just like the Space Shuttle missions, students can design experiments and conduct research from all Scientific disciplines.  Undergraduate students are involved in the entire process:planning a mission, designing and implementing experiments, launch, recovery, and data analysis.  Missions can vary in time from a week to a year depending on the course.  This experience gives Students a sense of ownership and provides a unique experience outside the lab, in order to send something to the edge of space.  The student payloads can reach an altitude of 30 km, which is above 99% of the Earth's atmosphere, and the temperatures can be as low as -70C.

Topics covered in Presentation:
• Mission Planning
• Overview of Launch, Chase & Recovery
• Government Guidelines for Ballooning
• Implementing Ballooning into Curriculum
• Previous Student Projects
• How to Start a High-Altitude Balloon Program
• Guest Speaker: Dr. Don Takehara – Taylor University
• How Taylor University has used Ballooning
• Positive Education Research Results from NSF Ballooning Studies
• Open Q&A

Next Webinar: February 9th 4:00 pm (EST)