Purdue AMET Aerospace Team Wins Best Design in 2014 Global Space Balloon Challenge

Event Date: July 21, 2014
The Purdue Association of Mechanical and Electrical Technologists (AMET) aerospace team won best design in the 2014 Global Space Balloon Challenge for the design and construction of a zero-pressure balloon that can fly higher than off-the-shelf that burst in low-pressure environments.

Purdue AMET Aerospace Team Wins Best Design in 2014 Global Space Balloon Challenge

The Purdue Association of Mechanical and Electrical Technologists (AMET) aerospace team won best design in the 2014 Global Space Balloon Challenge for the design and construction of a zero-pressure balloon that can fly higher than off-the-shelf that burst in low-pressure environments. The team plans to use a version of the balloon from which to launch rockets into space.

Team Members include Aeronautical and Astronautical students Christ East and Brent Justice, Rocket Team Design Leader. The team also included students from Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Faculty members P. Abel Chuang, Launch Supervisor; Mark French, Launch Supervisor; Davin Huston, Faculty Advisor; and James Condron.

See in flight video at http://www.purdueamet.org/aerospace/

http://www.purdueamet.org/aerospace/team/

Publish date: July 21, 2014