Project Airborne Progression in 2010

With the spring semester well under way, we have been working to get Project Airborne on track for an April launch.  Of the two meetings that have been held so far, the project responsibilities have been distributed among 4 teams.

• Logistics
• Test
• Media
• Tracking

The logistics team will be responsible for determining the launch day and location, coordinating the tracking team, as well as predicting the landing site.  The test team will be responsible for designing and creating the package itself along with the parachute design and contrsuction to ensure a safe landing.  The media team will be responsible for interfacing with the Collegian and Centre Time Daily and the State and local police.  The media team will also handle updating the Project Airborne website with meeting summaries and pictures/video of the project progress.  The tracking team will be responsible for tracking the package through its flight and its landing.  This will be done using a GPS enabled cellphone.