What is Chase in Space?

Chase in Space is a project of the Chase Street Elementary School Engineering Club. The goal of Chase in Space is to design, build, and launch a capsule that will fly high enough to capture images of the earth's curvature (from the edge of SPACE!) We will use a helium-filled weather balloon to lift the capsule to a height of approximately 90,000 ft above the surface of the earth. Two GoPro video cameras will be used to capture high definition video footage. A small computer processor will log temperature, pressure, GPS coordinates, ground speed, and altitude data throughout the flight, When the balloon reaches maximum height, it will expand enough to burst-an attached parachute will allow the capsule to fall gently to Earth. An onboard GPS tracker will transmit a signal (under ~30,000 ft.) that will allow the recovery team to locate the capsule on the ground. The entire flight should take between 3-4 hours.