The HABIP-BioX project will build on previous years of High Altitude Balloon Instrumentation Platform (HABIP) projects to develop a platform for a month long zero pressure balloon flight. New this year the team will also develop a BioX platform to support and monitor plant growth in a near space environment. Working together with Dr. Dorin Patru and RIT's Biology department this project aims to provide a robust framework for high altitude plant growth experiments and a starting point for a future cubesat oriented platform for similar experiments.

This years team will focus on establishing communications between the HABIP and ground, development of the BioX cell, software/hardware refinement of previously designed systems and integration of all systems into a flight ready payload.

System breakdown

Project Name

HABIP-BioX

Team Name

Space Farmers

Project Number

P19104

Project Family

HABIP

Start Term

2181

End Term

2185

Faculty Guide

Tom Bitter, tebddm@rit.edu
Carlos Barrios, cabeee@rit.edu

Primary Customer

Dr. Patru, dxpeee@rit.edu

Sponsor (financial support)

Boeing

Planning & Execution

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Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation)

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