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Project X is a 2015-2016 [[Balloons]] team project targeted towards the creation, development, and refinement of sensor payloads for high-altitude balloons. The current focus of Project X is the collection of data regarding atmospheric quality and composition.
Project X is a 2015-2016 [[Balloons]] team project targeted towards the creation, development, and refinement of sensor payloads for high-altitude balloons. The current focus of Project X is the collection of data regarding atmospheric quality and composition.
The current team lead is Sruti Arulmani; other team members include Nicholas Kuntz, Armin Namavari, and Callie Van Winkle.
The current team lead is Sruti Arulmani
Other team members include Nicholas Kuntz, Armin Namavari, and Callie Van Winkle.
After the payloads from [[SSI-28]] were recovered, it was discovered that the concentrations of airborne compounds that were tested for by Project X's sensors were several orders of magnitude smaller than the concentrations that these sensors were designed to test for. As a result, the sensors returned little useful data.
After the payloads from [[SSI-28]] were recovered, it was discovered that the concentrations of airborne compounds that were tested for by Project X's sensors were several orders of magnitude smaller than the concentrations that these sensors were designed to test for. As a result, the sensors returned little useful data.
In order to resolve this issue for the next launch, Project X plans to incorporate operational amplifiers into the sensors' circuitry. These circuit components will amplify the signal output by each sensor, pushing detection into an order of magnitude more readily analyzable.
In order to resolve this issue for the next launch, Project X plans to incorporate operational amplifiers into the sensors' circuitry. These circuit components will amplify the signal output by each sensor, pushing detection into a more readily analyzable order of magnitude.
== SSI-29 and SSI-30==
== SSI-29 and SSI-30==
Project X is prepared to launch a revised atmospheric analysis payload as part of the [[SSI-29]] launch.
== Upcoming Goals ==
== Upcoming Goals ==
In the upcoming months, Project X hopes to obtain a greater body of information regarding atmospheric quality and composition.