Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
Day prior to Elijah X launch
1:09 pm ~ Rapid prototyped lid to the Elijah X tracking capsule.
1:09 pm ~ Elijah X science payload capsule with team contact information.
1:11 pm ~ All tracking equipment and digital camera in the rapid prototyped tracking capsule.
1:11 pm ~ Rapid prototyped tracking capsule and lid with all equipment inside.
1:11 pm ~ Rapid prototyped tracking capsule and lid with all equipment inside.
1:13 pm ~ Overhead look at the rapid prototyped tracking capsule with all equipment inside.
1:16 pm ~ Rapid prototyped tracking capsule empty, showing specified walls for placement of equipment.
1:16 pm ~ Bottom view of the rapid prototyped tracking capsule, showing the attachments for the data logger science experiment.
1:53 pm ~ Matt, Eric and Lee (from left to right) interfacing the software with the equipment.
1:54 pm ~ Matt working with the Elijah X tracking capsule.
2:04 pm ~ Matt and Lee preparing the Garmin GPS.
2:06 pm ~ Matt and Lee outside working on programming the Garmin GPS.
2:11 pm ~ Matt and Lee outside working on programming the Garmin GPS.
2:18 pm ~ Lee and Matt outside working on programming the Garmin GPS.
3:13 pm ~ Eric and Matt outside trying to acquire a GPS satellite signal.
4:45 pm ~ Eric, Matt and Lee taking a short break from working with the Garmin GPS.
4:48 pm ~ Matt and Lee back to work figuring out the Garmin GPS.
5:49 pm ~ Eric, Lee and Matt still working with on interfacing all the tracking equipment.
6:10 pm ~ Matt and Eric trying out the nightvision on Eric's videocamera with the lights out in the Discovery Learning Center at Marquette University.
6:25 pm ~ Matt getting all the equipment put into the tracking capsule for a test run.
6:30 pm ~ The tracking capsule ready for a test run.
6:33 pm ~ The tracking capsule undergoing a test run to make sure tracking equipment works properly.
9:01 pm ~ The helium tanks and all launch equipment in the back of the Marquette truck.
9:02 pm ~ Eric and the Marquette truck, preparing to leave the Marquette campus.
11:05 pm ~ Perkins, where we stopped for a late night dinner on our way out of town.
11:26 pm ~Nick checking one last thing in the back of the Marquette truck before making the long trek up to Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Day prior to Elijah X launch
1:09 pm ~ Rapid prototyped lid to the Elijah X tracking capsule.