070129 Structures 1

Accomplishments

  • Successful assembly
  • Capsule remained intact for the duration of the flight
  • Good insulation/seal
  • Meet weight reduction goals
  • Austin is happy and the balloon gods are appeased

Improvements

  • Increase organization of launch
  • Use less heat packs
  • Perform a moored launch before-hand
  • Perform a drop test
  • Perform temperature tests for necessity of heat pads

Design Improvements

  • Redesign peg/foam risers to work w/o foam
  • Create a stand for main capsule
  • Shrink shelf size for easy disassembly
  • Reduce amount of heat packs
  • Redesign secondary capsule
    • Decrease size or increase room for additional components