HABx Project Page

This page is a collection area for HABx information and concepts as the project develops. If you want to get involved send me a note via my contact page.

What is HABx?

HABx is a balloon flight within the the HAB program and will deliver unique experimental data in the form of video and other photographic data related to the incursion by meteors from one of the annual meteor storms (eg. Taurids) into the upper atmosphere.

The HABx Project Proposal is part of a sequence of balloon flights that are incrementally developing capability in the field of High Altitude Ballooning.

HABx has recently passed MDR and has phase A approval from the ASRI board, this means that it's approved to the point where the detailed design is ready to be developed.

A number of documents have been created, many are still in draft form and are in the ACR VPO.

Progress Report

• Nov 28, 2009
  • HAB program 2009 update presented at ASRI Conference.
• Nov 10, 2009
  • GPS unit is finally working (needed a new antenna)
• Oct 24, 2009
  • HABx electronics prototyping is proceeding well, Temperature and Pressure sensors along with the Accelerometer are now working in their proof of concept testing.