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== Pre-Launch ==
== Pre-Launch ==
After being recovered from the SW Nevada Desert, ValBal (previously launched as [[SSI-21]] required some slight repairs due to cracks in acrylic upon landing. After about a week of modifications, repairs, and improvements, the payload was once again flight ready. Some additional adjustments were also made from observations of ValBal's first flight. The team inferred that the valve seal was not airtight (based on data transmitted over satellite communications during SSI-21 and over data logged to SD cards). In response, a latex seal was added to the valve such that closure of the valve would result in compression of the latex seal, producing an airtight fit. This was predicted to help dramatically with gas leaking that was observed during the previous flight.
After being recovered from the SW Nevada Desert, ValBal (previously launched as [[SSI-21]]) required some slight repairs due to cracks in acrylic upon landing. After about a week of modifications, repairs, and improvements, the payload was once again flight ready. Some additional adjustments were also made from observations of ValBal's first flight. The team inferred that the valve seal was not airtight (based on data transmitted over satellite communications during SSI-21 and over data logged to SD cards). In response, a latex seal was added to the valve such that closure of the valve would result in compression of the latex seal, producing an airtight fit. This was predicted to help dramatically with gas leaking that was observed during the previous flight.
Some additional features were added to ensure that less power was needed for payload heating. Motor/servo mounts on the payload interior received additional insulation and an enhanced latex seal was attached around the stem connecting the valve to a servo within the payload. Additionally, changes were made in the flight control software to allow enhanced user-to-payload communication and the data sent from the payload was modified to be more useful and descriptive.
Some additional features were added to ensure that less power was needed for payload heating. Motor/servo mounts on the payload interior received additional insulation and an enhanced latex seal was attached around the stem connecting the valve to a servo within the payload. Additionally, changes were made in the flight control software to allow enhanced user-to-payload communication and the data sent from the payload was modified to be more useful and descriptive.