Aerospace Engineering Class Project Insights

Westminster High School's aerospace engineering class, led by teacher Robert Ferguson, conducted a high-altitude experiment with student-designed Arduino projects. The class launched a weather balloon carrying 16 experiments into the stratosphere, collaborating with NASA to compare data. Despite challenges, students successfully recovered and analyzed their data, gaining valuable insights into atmospheric conditions and electronics performance at high altitudes.

What was the primary goal of the aerospace engineering class project?

• To develop a new type of aircraft

• To build a model rocket

• To create a weather forecasting system

• To launch student-designed experiments into the stratosphere

Which organization collaborated with the students for their project?

• NASA

• SpaceX

• Boeing

• Lockheed Martin

What was used to lift the students' experiments into the stratosphere?

• A helicopter

• A weather balloon

• A rocket

• A drone

At what altitude did the weather balloon rupture?

• 70,000 feet

• 50,000 feet

• 90,000 feet

• 100,000 feet

What issue did the students face with their equipment during the experiment?

• Equipment overheating

• Equipment freezing

• Equipment lost in space

• Equipment malfunction due to rain

What did the students use to track their experiments during the balloon's flight?

• Visual tracking

• Satellite imagery

• GPS and radio communications

• Radar systems

What was one of the sensors used in the students' experiments?

• Humidity sensor

• Wind speed sensor

• Seismic sensor

• Rain gauge

What did the students do with their data after the experiment?

• Discarded it

• Analyzed it and compared it with NASA's data

• Sent it to a local university

• Published it in a scientific journal

Who did the students have a video call with to discuss their data?

• A local meteorologist

• Vidal Salazar from NASA

• Elon Musk

• A university professor

What unique gift did Mr. Ferguson give to each student?

• A NASA badge

• A framed one dollar bill that reached the edge of space

• A certificate of participation

• A model of the weather balloon