Feature Story: Balloon project soaring skyward across Canada

A research project that originated at the University of Regina is gaining altitude and support in Saskatchewan and across the far reaches of Canada. Teams across the country launched helium-filled stratospheric balloons that floated to the edge of space collecting photographs, video and data, late l...

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Main Author: External Relations, University of Regina
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: External Relations, University of Regina 2015
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High Altitude Balloon Experiment
David Gerhard
Stephen Cheng
Building Interactive Gadgets
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Aurora Research Institute
Matthew Dares
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Computer Science
Canada
Regina
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10294/6177
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Summary:A research project that originated at the University of Regina is gaining altitude and support in Saskatchewan and across the far reaches of Canada. Teams across the country launched helium-filled stratospheric balloons that floated to the edge of space collecting photographs, video and data, late last month. The National High Altitude Balloon Experiment (HABEX) started at the U of R with the idea that students, researchers and others could easily perform atmospheric experiments and share the findings. Staff no

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