Mission Statement
The UHABS-7 team will successfully develop an autonomous ocean recovery vehicle capable of securely housing a payload to near-space conditions and safely returning the payload to a specified recovery point in the event of a near-shore ocean landing up to 5 miles off the east coast of the island of Oahu, while testing COSMOS, by the end of the 2020/2021 academic year.
Problem
What is a BalloonSat?
A BalloonSat is a high altitude balloon, typically a weather balloon, that is launched into near space with a payload. BalloonSats can be used to conduct experiments at high altitudes and are used for a wide variety of applications.
A Major Issue with BalloonSats
Due to the nature of BalloonSat launches, a BalloonSat typically lands 25 to 100 miles from its launch destination. For launches within 25 miles of a large body of water, which is anywhere on the island of Oahu, this creates an extremely high risk of losing thousands of dollars in equipment after a water landing.
What is the UHABS-7 team developing?
The UHABS-7 team is developing an Autonomous Ocean Recovery System that will allow for the recovery of a BalloonSat payload in the event of a water landing. See more about the Autonomous Ocean Recovery System by taking a look at Our Project.