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Title: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on March 02, 2014, 06:29:08 PM Don't we all agree that BTC should be much higher than what it is now?
Some say the Moon is the limit, but before conquering this satellite we have to reach the... Stratosphere!! Ranging from 10 to 50km and with temperatures up to -50 º Celsius this is the second layer of the atmosphere, and yes is from where Felix Baumgartner jumped a couple years ago... Bear in mind that planes go as high as 10km... So the aim to reach the near-space drives me to present this project to you after some support on this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=482461.0 Bitcoin to the stratosphere: The project (Cool tech involved) https://i.imgur.com/UO9Fcog.jpg First of all I'll start by introducing myself: I am Pedro, a Spanish (Europe) student now hooked to crypto currencies. I've dealt with quite a few people here on the forums without any problem and I am currently involved on a team to install more BTC ATMs in my country. This Idea came to me after presenting my summer project "Al-Espacius": https://twitter.com/AlEspacius here in the forums. It consisted on launching a Payload that had a GPS tracker and a Radio module inside, coupled with a pair of cameras and bunch of batteries. Tied to a big helium filled balloon that went 31km up in the Sky taking photographs and measuring temperature. This type of artifacts is what is called HAB, or High Altitude Ballooning, a hobby extended mostly in the UK. The Idea is simple, a big balloon filled with helium tied to a payload with a parachute, once the balloon burst the payload descends safely. Inside payload a tracker and radio module send position data as well as temperature or what ever you tell them to do so (Open source, you can add what ever sensors you want if you know how) Cameras take photographs/video of all the journey. Here you have some photos of it: The electronics: https://i.imgur.com/4ibsb1D.jpg Cameras: https://i.imgur.com/T0M2rsM.jpg Balloon https://i.imgur.com/ED4atpM.jpg Images the ballon took: https://i.imgur.com/0eaGN2s.jpg Note that the balloon was launched in Spain, the blue mass is the Mediterranean. "Costa del Sol" with Gibraltar and even Africa. https://i.imgur.com/wFIamBq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Icw5Nuh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/z9WhDO8.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tA1Tuwa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/o8Fji7U.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Xq1DRhH.jpg A cool graph: https://i.imgur.com/JtONUvL.png The sensors measured up to -37ºC So, what will be done? A balloon will be launched. With a payload with the previously mentioned components, plus another camera pointing to the balloon to see the burst. (More sensors can be aded, but they increase the cost) The capsule will have Bitcoin logo and in order to attract media and attention a Funded coin will be put inside the payload (Such as Casascius) to be auctioned later. A logo can be photographed with the earth as background like here: http://www.jwt.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Kit-Kat-Break-From-Gravity-by-JWT-London-still-6.jpg How it works: https://i.imgur.com/n3BnoIJ.jpg Launch Information: There will be an online tracker, so everyone wherever they are will be able to track the payload and see the data it is transmitting (Temperature, Altitude...) It will be launched during this summer in Andalucía, South of Spain as there the terrain is perfect, not many mountains, rivers, roads or cities. Furthermore, getting permission from authorities here is easier. What is needed? Overall, everything is pretty cheap. Though special parts have to be purchased (I can reuse some from my launch, like the receiver that costs 200€) Parts: Arduino Uno Custom made tracker Cameras x3 (5 Mpix, with integrated battery) MicroSD 32GB x3 Batteries (Special ones as they have to work at -30ºC) Balloon, parachute and ropes: Temperature sensor: Helium (depending on payload weight) 3,6M3 What you can do: This is going to be a community funded project, the more funds we can get the more gadgets we and add to the payload and the higher it can go. I am sure the media will be really interested on this (Never done before!) You could even get an object in the stratosphere and shipped back to you! There will 2 sponsors spot, like the KitKat but with your logo/bussiness. These spots will be auctioned before the launch day. The 1 BTC coin in the payload will be auctioned after it is recovered. 20% of all profit made will be donated to The Bitcoin Foundation, bear in mind that I don't do this for profit. But the car consumes gas, and there is a lot of work involved on preparing the payload and making sure everything goes well. Risks: The main risk is loosing the payload, and if so the pictures and contents. Although this happening is unlikely as tracker has never failed to me and there are no mountains in the area. Furthermore a prediction is run before launch, it analyses all the winds and forecast, so we know more or less where the payload is goin to land. You can donate the amount you want to: BTC: 1C2vQXES2RG19tsb7qtpW5A1mGJHS12SDC LTC: LUyXU7uL539Cchbe65v4Un2bibba7MdnVu Any Altcoin (Exchangeable for BTC) is accepted! Just PM me and I will post the address. Funds will be converted to EUR after receiving them due to recent volatility. If you would like to use escrow to fund this project I don't have any problem, safety first! I will shortly create a Webpage and twitter to post all the progress made. Title: Re: [ANN]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on March 02, 2014, 08:02:13 PM First funding!
0.1 BTC from me! Title: Re: [ANN]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: bittyweb on March 02, 2014, 08:32:17 PM Wish you good luck from this. This will be really good impact on the bitcoin community, but like this ideas, post it in crowdfunding sites, you get lot of funding immediately.
Title: Re: [ANN]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on March 02, 2014, 08:39:07 PM Wish you good luck from this. This will be really good impact on the bitcoin community, but like this ideas, post it in crowdfunding sites, you get lot of funding immediately. The idea is to get the BTC community involved and so, funding it here. Title: Re: [ANN]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on March 03, 2014, 01:25:07 PM I will be posting the first auction for advertisers spot soon.
Title: Re: [ANN]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: Dosmas on March 03, 2014, 05:36:08 PM We have a meeting tonight. Will look into peeps possibly interested too in this project by sponsoring Skeincoin.
Will keep you updated. Title: Re: [ANN]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on March 04, 2014, 07:31:32 PM We have a meeting tonight. Will look into peeps possibly interested too in this project by sponsoring Skeincoin. Will keep you updated. Ok, Thanks! Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on March 05, 2014, 08:18:49 PM Sponsor auction up!
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=502553.0 Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: krach on March 15, 2014, 11:24:19 AM Join
startjoin.com and add your project Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on March 15, 2014, 04:00:34 PM Join startjoin.com and add your project I will consider doing it. Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: shields on March 16, 2014, 01:03:50 PM Wouldn't it be much more interesting, and a better publicity stunt to let whoever finds the payload to keep the BTC, a bounty of sorts, making the whole thing into a public treasure hunt after launch?
Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on March 16, 2014, 01:13:25 PM Wouldn't it be much more interesting, and a better publicity stunt to let whoever finds the payload to keep the BTC, a bounty of sorts, making the whole thing into a public treasure hunt after launch? If people want to move to Spain to find it... Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: bocobit on March 16, 2014, 08:15:33 PM This is a great idea! Maybe the next project should be advertising for cloud mining with a solar panel and small mining rig attached to a balloon!
Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: dopecoindude on March 17, 2014, 01:31:06 AM Check out http://www.bitcoinstarter.com
Perfect place to get this crowdfunded. Great project! Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: byt411 on June 01, 2014, 02:52:53 PM What part in Spain are you in?
How much is the total cost of the balloon? Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: TookDk on June 01, 2014, 03:03:55 PM Great project!
Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on June 01, 2014, 03:05:11 PM What part in Spain are you in? How much is the total cost of the balloon? Andalucía, cost is about 700€ Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: byt411 on June 01, 2014, 03:06:13 PM What part in Spain are you in? How much is the total cost of the balloon? Andalucía, cost is about 700€ How much more do you need? Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on June 01, 2014, 03:12:21 PM What part in Spain are you in? How much is the total cost of the balloon? Andalucía, cost is about 700€ How much more do you need? Auction completed. Bid paid. Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on August 14, 2014, 05:47:16 PM Launch is tomorrow!!
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=739313 Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: TookDk on August 14, 2014, 05:54:17 PM Good luck!
Is there a casascius coin in the payload? Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on August 14, 2014, 05:57:23 PM Good luck! Is there a casascius coin in the payload? Sadly not :/ Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: TookDk on August 14, 2014, 06:09:06 PM Good luck! Is there a casascius coin in the payload? Sadly not :/ What a shame, guess its hard to find a donator for such a thing :( Is there a paper wallet with bitcoins or something like that as payload? Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on August 14, 2014, 06:11:34 PM Good luck! Is there a casascius coin in the payload? Sadly not :/ What a shame, guess its hard to find a donator for such a thing :( Is there a paper wallet with bitcoins or something like that as payload? Yep, deterministic wallet though. Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: LiteCoinGuy on August 14, 2014, 06:20:55 PM never heard of this but its a nice project, good work and good luck! :)
Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: TookDk on August 14, 2014, 06:49:59 PM did you need a launch permit from air control?
Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on August 14, 2014, 07:41:14 PM did you need a launch permit from air control? Yes! In fact we have to call them before launch, air traffic needs to be rerouted. Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: TookDk on August 14, 2014, 08:02:05 PM did you need a launch permit from air control? Yes! In fact we have to call them before launch, air traffic needs to be rerouted. That's awesome stuff. Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on August 15, 2014, 08:18:34 AM Look for ALESP!!
http://spacenear.us/tracker/ Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: afkmember on August 15, 2014, 08:21:11 PM Good work! :D We need projects like this ! Get bitcoin everywhere ! Keep up
Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: cyclops on August 16, 2014, 10:27:09 AM Good work! :D We need projects like this ! Get bitcoin everywhere ! Keep up So this was the final result :P 2000 photos like this: https://i.imgur.com/f6gsjkn.jpg Like it? :P Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: TookDk on August 16, 2014, 10:42:41 AM ^
Awesome!!! Bitcoin to da moon! Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: CryptInvest on August 16, 2014, 05:32:52 PM Good project. Reminiscent of Google Moon. They, too, it seems to be moving. If there were extra BTC would sacrifice.
Title: Re: [CROWFUND]BTC to the stratosphere: The project (High Altitude Balloon involved) Post by: edd on August 17, 2014, 04:31:26 AM To celebrate this historic event, Bitcoin General Store is offering 10% off orders using the promo code SPACE from now until the end of August. https://bitcoingeneralstore.com
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