HacDC Spaceblimp 6/Projects/Funding

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These team members will help drive various funding initiatives and coordinate program budget with the. The funding team will also help facilitate project funding needs and coordinate with the Project Awesome Spaceblimp contact.

Focus Areas

• Donations
• Fundraising
• Grants
• Project Awesome Spaceblimp

Team Members

• Enrique
• Ethan Waldo
• Nancy Wolfson

Donations

• Contributions earmarked for Project Awesome Spaceblimp
• The Spaceblimp6 team has contributed $260 in personal donations to the project.

Fundraising

• Vendor
  • Logo Placement
  • Sponsorship

Grants

• NASA DC space grant
  • More geared for awards to university students and teachers
• Federal Government Grant Opportunities
  • ROSES-2016 A.1 Earth Science Research Section 2.3 Atmospheric composition
    • A.17 ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION: UPPER ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION OBSERVATIONS

      • Future balloon measurements should focus on validation and collaborative observations for the SAGEIII instrument on the International Space Station after 2016 and the continued ozone mapping and profiler suite (OMPS)-Limb observations on S-NPP and JPSS-2 to ensure continuity from Aura.

Spaceblimp 6 Links

• Spaceblimp 6 Inventory
• Google Sheet of all Components (Old)
• Tasks Remaining, Packing List and Pre-Flight Checklists
• High Altitude Balloon Tutorial
• UK High Altitude Society
• Launch-1 Requirements Document
• GSBC Regulations Overview
• Intro to ballooning