A High-Altitude Balloon Platform for Space Life Sciences Education
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Article Category: Research Note
Published Online: Nov 27, 2019
Page range: 62 - 69
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gsr-2019-0007
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© 2019 Jordan McKaig, Tristan Caro, Alex Hyer, Elizabeth Delgadillo Talburt, Sonali Verma, Kaixin Cui, Anna-Sophia Boguraev, Molly Heit, Aimee Johnson, Emily Johnson, Andrew Jong, Brooke Shepard, Jamie Stankiewiz, Nhung Tran, Jon Rask, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
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Appendix 1
| Item | Count | Mass per item (g) | Total Mass (g) | Item cost (w/o shipping) | Total | With estimated tax + shipping | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latex Balloon | 1 | 1500.0 | 1500.0 | $115.00 | $115.00 | $138.00 | High Altitude Science |
| Parachute | 1 | 190.0 | 190.0 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $102.00 | High Altitude Science |
| Paracord | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $12.00 | Paracord Planet |
| Foil Tape | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.60 | Amazon |
| Cardboard | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | (salvaged recycling) |
| Styrofoam Cooler | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $36.00 | Amazon |
| Arduino Uno Starter Kit | 1 | 30.0 | 30.0 | $93.00 | $93.00 | $111.60 | GigaParts |
| Arduino battery | 1 | 52.0 | 52.0 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $18.00 | Ada Fruit |
| Altimeter | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $36.00 | Parallax |
| MicroTrak AIO HA w/ V6 (batteries included) | 1 | 517.1 | 517.1 | $320.00 | $320.00 | $384.00 | Byonics |
| Linear Actuator | 2 | 56.0 | 112.0 | $70.00 | $140.00 | $168.00 | Actuonix |
| SD Card | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $9.00 | Adafruit |
| Coupons (32”x11” 1/16 Acrylic) | 16 | 0.1 | 1.6 | $1.00 | $16.00 | $19.20 | Lowe’s Home Improvement |
| Flat Head Machine Screws | 36 | 0.2 | 7.2 | $0.22 | $7.92 | $9.50 | Home Depot |
| 3D printed parts for sampler | 2 | 10.0 | 20.0 | $22.00 | $44.00 | $52.80 | Lulzbot Taz 6 |
| GoPro Hero 5 | 1 | 118.0 | 118.0 | $249.00 | $249.00 | $298.80 | GoPro |
| WingCam | 2 | 29.4 | 58.8 | $40.31 | $80.62 | $96.74 | Hobby King |
| RTL-SDR | 1 | NA | NA | $20.95 | $20.95 | $25.14 | Amazon |
| Baofeng UV-5R Handheld Transmitter | 2 | NA | NA | $34.99 | $69.98 | $83.98 | Amazon |
| Tarp | 1 | NA | NA | $7.99 | $7.99 | $9.59 | Amazon |
| Weather Balloon Inflator | 1 | NA | NA | $85.00 | $85.00 | $102.00 | High Altitude Science |
| Rental of Helium Tanks | 1 | NA | NA | $299.00 | $299.00 | $358.80 | Party City (San Francisco) |
| Latex Gloves | 1 | NA | NA | $9.85 | $9.85 | $11.82 | Amazon |
| Pelican Case | 1 | NA | NA | $48.00 | $48.00 | $57.60 | Amazon |
| Portable Soldering Kit | 1 | NA | NA | $26.00 | $26.00 | $31.20 | Amazon |
| Duct Tape | 1 | NA | NA | $14.00 | $14.00 | $16.80 | Amazon |
| Zip ties | 1 | NA | NA | $5.95 | $5.95 | $7.14 | Amazon |
| 2662.70 | $1,832.76 | ||||||
| 1162.70 |