TARS Flight 1: “Toast”
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To launch an recover a high altitude balloon with the aim of 80,000 ft, gathering data related to temperature, altitude, and pressure, and to officiate TARS as a UCSD club.
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Taking roughly 4 weeks, the design and creation of the cube satellite went by smoothly, with minimal issues. With proper time and government resources contacted days prior to launch. However the day of launch, minor mishaps interfered with launch that were quickly adapted to. With “Toast“ around a day after.
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The mission highlighted our capabilities to launch a cube satellite, as well as a need for a more organized structure for the launch day teams, consideration for alternative design choices for the Cube Sat frame and it’s internal components, as well as a need to ensure everything has been accounted for.