Episode Pics

Here are some pics from our work on the Discovery Channel Episode: Orbital Power Plant.

JPA Solar lens experiment
This is the experiment at 107,000 feet. There are two advanced triple layer solar cells. One cell had a thin film lens in front of it focusing the light. The other did not. Both cell were on a rotating platform that scanned the sun. We measured current and voltage on both cell five times a second through the mission. We gathered lots of very interesting data. Anyone for solar power plant Dark Sky Stations?
Away 37 down looking camera Away 37 down looking camera
These are from the down looking camera on Away 37.

Away 37 Roll

Both Away 36 and Away 37 did a roll at balloon burst. They both then got stable and made nice smooth descents.

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3 Responses to “Episode Pics”

  1. out2theblack says:
    September 16, 2008 at 2:12 am

    WOWEE !

    In that lowermost pic ; it just occurred to me , since seeing the STILL , that’s a very fine photo of Pyramid Lake !

  2. Mark says:
    September 18, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    wow, amazing stuff. any way you check whats going on in north korea, syria and iran?

  3. Pete says:
    September 23, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Are you putting serious thought into floating power plants? Would they be tethered? Do you calculated energy production vs. hydrogen loss/maintenance in dollars?