NSL-7

NSL-7 was a rousing success! Here are a few of videos of the launch courtesy of spectators in the crowd.

NSL-7 was launched from the 2012 Maker Faire NC at around 12:45pm local time.

This was the capsule that was launched. The orange device is a SPOT GPS tracker. The circuit boards are a Trackuino board connected to a TinyTrak MicroAmp 3. It will be transmitting standard APRS packets on 146.39 Mhz under the callsign AK4CH-11.

Also included in the capsule are a still camera pointed at the horizon that will take a picture every 30 seconds, an HD Go Pro video camera pointed at the horizon and an SD Go Pro video camera pointed at the ground.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/clubjuggler/albums/72157630169109672

It reached 87,500 feet before bursting and coming back to earth.

The WRAL Weather Blog wrote up a nice article about us.