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BLACK SKY ROBOTICS

BSR hosts two technology projects: a high altitude balloon project that reached the edge of space in 2014, and various electronic projects for a VW Syncro Campervan.

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Syncro Monitor

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The control center and telemetry for a VW Syncro, along with a control system to monitor and shut down the van remotely.

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High-altitude balloons

2012 – 2017

The 2014 flight to the edge of space and the trips that tested its tracker: 5 launches and journeys, their photos and video, and 15 journal posts.

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From the flight to the edge of space

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The archive

Launches and journeys

  • Nov 2014 The flight to the edge of space Balloon launch
  • Jun 2017 Hill tribes of northern Thailand Journey
  • Jun 2014 Glen Doll, Scotland Journey
  • Jul 2013 Tanjung Puting, Borneo Journey
  • Dec 2012 Highway 375, the Extraterrestrial Highway Journey

Journal

Latest notes

January 6, 2018 Cold temperatures + Lithium-ion = performance suckJanuary 6, 2018 I'm painting the fuselage blackFebruary 2, 2017 Brand new hardware design All 15 posts →
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