Balloon Links- Kaymont
Our balloon supplier. Prices not listed here but they can provide prices if you call them. - Balloon Specifications
Specifications for the various sized sounding balloons from Kaymont.
General Links- Where It All Started
This is a link to the series of articles that started it all for us. We used many of the concepts and design ideas contained in these articles as a springboard for our program. Great Stuff. - Borealis
Montana State University and Uninversity of Montana's Near Space Program BOREALIS develops skills and confidence in participating students through "hands-on" experience with real space hardware. Good write-ups and ideas. - Edge of Space Sciences
Promoting Science and Education through High Altitude Balloons and
Amateur Radio - A Good Robust Near Space Program.
Mission Prep Links- Atmospheric Soundings
This University of Wyoming website is a good resource for nation-wide winds aloft. Use this data for your balloon tracking predictions. - Calculate Lat/Lon
Helps in building prediction maps or just pinpointing where you are in the world. - Tracking and Track Predictions
This is a great program for plotting the predicted track of your balloon. Great info as well.
Parachute Links- Spherachutes
Good parachute information. Features a weight and size chart to help choose your parachute. - Rocketman Enterprises
Features a High-Altitude Balloon size and weight chart.
Tracking LinksWeb Development Links- Notepad ++
A great tool I use for writing and managing my source files. - Web Building Tutorials
This is a indispensible wealth of knowledge about ALL things related to Web and Web-based programming.
