Eggs In Space is an experiment that fits inside a small 3d printed egg. These egg “satellites” are flown to the edge of space by balloons. Our next Egg In Space launch is scheduled with Coverks in Kvinesdal during the third week in April, 2020. This launch will be the first of perhaps many launches in the future where students send their experiments to near space. This event also celebrates Norway’s first ten year anniversary in launching a student weather balloon to near space from Kvinesdal.
Groups of students can form teams-each team decides what to send to space. The launch will coincide with the Global Space Balloon Challenge in April, 2020.
https://www.balloonchallenge.org/
Purpose
The Eggs In Space program is designed to get students, and teachers directly involved in space.
The Process:
The Eggs In Space program is completely free and open to everyone.
The first step is to contact Coverks and let us know that you wish to participate in the Eggs In Space program. E-mail is preferred; you can fill out the attached form and e-mail it to us. If a class or other group is involved please give us a single contact person to represent all the students/experimenters. Thirty days prior to the flight, a description of the experiment must be received by Coverks. This description can range from a simple sentence or list to a complex technical description depending on the complexity of the experiment.
Requirements/Restrictions
No insects or other animals
Everything must be contained within the Egg payload.
No volatile chemicals
No combustion
Not heavier than 50 grams.
The device must not emit a radio signal.
Some Ideas for Experiments
What can you do inside something as small as a table tennis ball? Plenty! Here are just a few ideas:
Plant seeds: compare the growth of plants grown from seeds flown at the edge of space with those seeds left behind.
Small electronics
Wet sponge: would the water in a wet sponge boil off due to the lack of pressure?
Put a mini-marshmallow in and see if it expands
Get two matching inexpensive digital clocks
Put one watch in one egg. Use the other as a control. After the flight, compare the time on clocks. See if the cold temperature affected the clock.
Paper that changes color with temperature
Eggs in Space Cam
Solar power battery charging: charge a small battery with a small solar panel
Temperature measurement
Pressure measurement
The Environment at High Altitude
The Egg will be exposed to temperatures down to 130 below zero Celsius. At peak altitude, near vacuum conditions exist. Cosmic rays will occasionally strike at 100,000 feet. The environment nearly simulates that found in space.
The air pressure is only 1/100 of that at sea level. This near vacuum pressure has dramatic effects on materials.
The Carriers:
High Rack
The High Rack is our shelf at the edge of space. It consists of a set of foam and carbon shelves that is carried by balloon to 100,000 feet. A High Rack can carry 12 eggs.
After the Flight
The Egg payloads will be returned to the participants. Detailed information about the flight will be included. Each participant will receive a certificate to show they traveled to the edge of space.
Eggs In Space is an experiment that fits inside a small 3d printed egg. These egg “satellites” are flown to the edge of space by balloons. Our next Egg In Space launch is scheduled with Coverks in Kvinesdal during the third week in April, 2020. This launch will be the first of perhaps many launches in the future where students send their experiments to near space. This event also celebrates Norway’s first ten year anniversary in launching a student weather balloon to near space from Kvinesdal.
Groups of students can form teams-each team decides what to send to space. The launch will coincide with the Global Space Balloon Challenge in April, 2020. https://www.balloonchallenge.org/
Purpose
The Eggs In Space program is designed to get students, and teachers directly involved in space.
The Process:
The Eggs In Space program is completely free and open to everyone.
The first step is to contact Coverks and let us know that you wish to participate in the Eggs In Space program. E-mail is preferred; you can fill out the attached form and e-mail it to us. If a class or other group is involved please give us a single contact person to represent all the students/experimenters. Thirty days prior to the flight, a description of the experiment must be received by Coverks. This description can range from a simple sentence or list to a complex technical description depending on the complexity of the experiment.
Requirements/Restrictions
No insects or other animals
Everything must be contained within the Egg payload.
No volatile chemicals
No combustion
Not heavier than 50 grams.
The device must not emit a radio signal.
Some Ideas for Experiments
What can you do inside something as small as a table tennis ball? Plenty! Here are just a few ideas:
Plant seeds: compare the growth of plants grown from seeds flown at the edge of space with those seeds left behind.
Small electronics
Wet sponge: would the water in a wet sponge boil off due to the lack of pressure?
Put a mini-marshmallow in and see if it expands
Get two matching inexpensive digital clocks
Put one watch in one egg. Use the other as a control. After the flight, compare the time on clocks. See if the cold temperature affected the clock.
Paper that changes color with temperature
Eggs in Space Cam
Solar power battery charging: charge a small battery with a small solar panel
Temperature measurement
Pressure measurement
The Environment at High Altitude
The Egg will be exposed to temperatures down to 130 below zero Celsius. At peak altitude, near vacuum conditions exist. Cosmic rays will occasionally strike at 100,000 feet. The environment nearly simulates that found in space.
The air pressure is only 1/100 of that at sea level. This near vacuum pressure has dramatic effects on materials.
The Carriers:
High Rack
The High Rack is our shelf at the edge of space. It consists of a set of foam and carbon shelves that is carried by balloon to 100,000 feet. A High Rack can carry 12 eggs.
After the Flight
The Egg payloads will be returned to the participants. Detailed information about the flight will be included. Each participant will receive a certificate to show they traveled to the edge of space.
