6.01 volts, that’s what we hit on Saturday. For the last two years on the Magnetohydrodynamic development program our goal has been to achieve a 5000 millivolt (5 volt) system. Our first couple of dozen tests were in the 30 millivolt range. Saturday’s test number 105 blew past our goal and nailed 6010 milivolts! We’ve now officially ramping up for the 10 volt system.
This is from our Away 88 mission last year. There are 10 MiniCube spaces left for the upcoming April 26th flight.
Today we got the system for measuring the speed of the wave in the shock tube working. We will be able to measure speed in the tube up to Mach 3. The chart is from a test run of the instrumentation. It wasn’t measuring waves but rather me smacking it with a pen. Tomorrow it gets installed in the tube.
MiniCubes are small payload containers that ride to the edge of space on balloon. Normally $320, they are on Sale this month for $270.
Price include a MiniCube and a flight. Flights available April 26th and September 27th 2014.
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