Introduction

High-altitude weather balloons or HABs, are used to analyze weather and atmospheric patterns as well as collect photos and data at high altitudes. Meteorologists and scientific communities make use of HABs to assist them in predicting periods of extreme weather, or to conduct research in regards to the atmosphere. The high-altitude weather balloon will be responsible for collecting data at the target altitude of 60,000 feet including location, temperature, humidity, and video capture. The main objective of this senior project is to create, launch, collect data and recover the HAB. After analyzing the data, the data will be graphed and a map that followed the balloon’s flight path will be made to display.