WMSI is going electric! With the arrival of a new Chevy Bolt EUV, WMSI staff member and enthusiastic nerd makes a 130 mile round trip to Errol NH on a snowy Friday to work on simple machines with the students and test the capabilities of the new EV!!
Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.
From High Altitude Balloons to Satellites
WMSI’s work on educational High Altitude Balloons (HAB) prepares students with a lot of the basic skills involved in sending a satellite to space!
Finding the Profile High Altitude Balloon
During the forty five minute descent, while the payload box fell beneath a black and white homemade parachute (in a previous life, it had been an umbrella), our WMSI team drove to Whitefield to meet with the recovery teams of Profile students, Profile teachers, and other community volunteers.
Profile High Altitude Balloon Recovery
We let go of the balloon and it ascended toward the stratosphere. We laughed and cheered. Then we moved quickly to pack up and prepare to recover the payload box after its 2 hour flight.
WMSI helps Profile students reach for space
There was a pause on the other end of the phone when I called the Lowell Graded School in Lowell, VT on Thursday, November 17th. I was calling to ask whether we could launch our weather balloon from the sports fields behind their school. To break the silence, I said, "I bet you have never had that request before." A chuckle from the other end of the phone was audible before I was put on hold.