Payload hardware, flight evidence, and NASA context
A complete gallery page should show what was engineered, what flew, what was measured, and why the work connects to real aerospace practice.
Chassis, camera mount, sensor board, and integration views.
Particulate and gas concentration findings.
Count-rate profile through the high-altitude flight.
Official space and planetary references.
Student-built payload systems
Mechanical vehicle
Payload chassis, mounting, fasteners, and recovery-survivability structure.
Sensor integration
Embedded sensor package and processing layout before flight documentation.
Camera mount
High-altitude camera mounting and stabilization hardware.
UV sensor array
Sensor board documentation for radiation and sunlight exposure planning.
Feature payload
Final integration view used to explain payload architecture to students.
Count-rate payload
Geiger counter integration connected to the Spring 2026 count-rate story.
Visual findings from recovered data
Beta/gamma vs altitude
Pfotzer-Regener marker near 63,300 ft; APRS burst marker near 82,496.996 ft.
Particulate profile
PM0.3 through PM10 peaks are labeled in mg/m3 with altitude references.
Environment profile
CO2, internal temperature, and relative humidity are separated by unit and source.
Aerospace context
Flight deck systems
Human-readable interfaces, switch discipline, and operations thinking.
Lunar terrain
NASA image resources for STEM visual storytelling.
Planetary reference
Public NASA imagery connects student missions to broader exploration culture.