Launching today for pre-orders is Pi in the Sky, a new GPIO plugin board specifically designed for high-altitude ballooning. With Dave Akerman behind the board and the software, this is something to get excited about. Retailing for £100+VAT, the board…
Category: High altitude ballooning
#RaspberryPi Pi in the Sky becomes a proper board
Dave Akerman has worked with Anthony Stirk to create a new GPIO board for the Pi to facilitate high altitude ballooning launches. Called Pi in the Sky, the board comes with the following features: Efficient built-in power regulator providing run…
School #RaspberryPi high altitude ballooning project needs help
James Robinson from Computing at School, who recently spoke at CamJam’s Focus on Education, is currently seeking help for a schools-based project he’s trying to get off the ground – in a very literal sense. He is hoping to launch a…
Spud in Space with a #RaspberryPi
Dave Akerman’s been at it again with his high altitude ballooning. This time, he launched a potato into space for Heston Blumenthal! You can read more about the launch over on Dave’s blog or catch up with the episode on…
Dave Akerman’s write-up of the great #RaspberryPi Babbage Bear stratosphere jump
The title says it all, really. Dave has now written up his mission to launch a Raspberry Pi teddy bear from 39km up from a high-altitude balloon. Read the blog and see some great pictures
Babbage the #RaspberryPi Bear jumps successfully from 39km
I’m a bit late with this, given how much press coverage there has been, but I didn’t feel it was right to not blog about it. Dave Akerman (@daveake) has made a habit of sending up high-altitude balloons with Raspberry Pis…
Dave Akerman prepares the High-Altitude Babbage Bear / #RaspberryPi flight!
Updated: Added link at the bottom to tracking info Dave Akerman is planning a Sunday, 11th August midday launch for his latest high-altitude balloon flight. This time, he will be releasing a payload with a separate parachute at 39,000 metres.…
Cambridge Raspberry Jam – 20th July 2013 – My write-up! #raspberrypi #raspberryjam
Note: This is very long… Grab a coffee. It took a while to write! Around 50 Raspberry Pi enthusiasts descended on the Milton Road Science Park headquarters of Cambridge Consultants on Saturday for the 2nd 2013 Cambridge Raspberry Jam. I’d…
The Register launches a high-altitude #RaspberryPi balloon
With the help of Dave Akerman, website The Register has successfully launched and recovered a payload from a high-altitude balloon. Reaching a height of 34,571m, there was also a Pi camera module onboard which returned some great images. Read more…
Sixth Formers launch a #RaspberryPi High Altitude Balloon
Three Cumbria-based sixth form students launched a high-altitude balloon payload on the 28th June. The onboard flight computer was a Raspberry Pi. The Foundation have added a guest post to their blog from one of the team. Read the article here