Make: Online. ScienceBlogs. CU Spaceflight. Teddy bears lifted to 30,085 metres above sea level on a helium balloon in a materials experiment by CU Spaceflight and SPARKS science club. Each of the bears wore a different space suit designed by 11-13-year olds from SPARKS. CU Spaceflight is a student-run Cambridge University society founded with the aim of achieving cheap access to space. It is supported by the Cambridge-MIT Institute.[1] History[edit] The project was founded in the summer of 2006, with the specific goal of launching a rocket into space for less than GBP£1000.[2] As of November, 2007, CU Spaceflight has launched five unmanned high altitude balloons, of which two were not successful:[3] Nova 2 was blown into the North Sea and Nova 5 failed to ignite the Martlet 1 solid rocket motor, but landed in a reusable state. CU Spaceflight is a participant of the UK High Altitude Society.
Owlstone Photography Prize[edit] This photo from the Nova 1 flight, entitled "Earth from 32km", won the Owlstone Photography Prize for 2007. Geek. GeekDad. Arduino.