Overview
Far Horizons is a program of Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL, USA. One project of Far Horizons is a High Altitude Balloon (HAB) platform which affords researchers of all ages access to "near space" with a maximum altitude of approximately 100,000 feet (30480 meters). The Far Horizons HAB platform is being documented here in the hopes that it will facilitate the experiments of other people with an interest in HAB use and research.
Members
Manager: J. Simmons, Jeremy Wright
Developer: Juli Fowler
Terms of Service Signers: Jeremy Wright, J. Simmons, Juli Fowler
Latest news
Mission Planning and Analysis Hangout
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Ken, J., Jeremy, and Greg met this evening to discuss the mission planning and analysis for the HAB.
Initial Design Review Hangout Video
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Mach 30 and Quelab met today to review the design and documentation of the Far Horizons Project HAB.
Getting started
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Getting settled in at Adler Planetarium for a day of design meetings on the Far Horizons Project.
Licensing
- Hardware: Mach 30 Open Design Pledge
- Software: Apache License, 2.0
- Documentation: Creative Commons Attribution