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Welcome to the Treasure Valley Near Space Program home page!
Amateur Near Space Exploration
What can you do with $150 worth of balloon and helium? You can send experiments into near space! Near space, that region of the Earth's atmosphere between 75,000 and 328,000 feet, has an environment far more similar to space than it does to the surface of the Earth. In fact, the near space environment closely matches the Martian environment. While easily reached by balloon, near space is above the altitudes that most airplanes can reach. So, why send objects up into the upper atmosphere? There are a variety of reasons, the most important of which is to learn more about the planet we live on. By conducting experiments in atmospheric and cosmic ray studies, remote sensing of the Earth's surface, radio wave propagation, and astronomical and technological evaluations, we discover more about the world around us. Onboard cameras photograph the Earth's surface from various altitudes, allowing us to see the Earth's curvature. Whole cities or states can be viewed in a single image. Near space exploration is the perfect meld of amateur radio, technology, science, and wonder (especially the latter). After all, who hasn't watched a balloon float gently up into the sky and wondered what it would be like to venture into outer (near) space?
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TV08A launch successful
Wednesday, May 14 @ 17:27:33 MDT by w7mjr (206 reads) |  
May 10th, 2008 marks the first TVNSP flight for 2008. More information about TV08A can be found in the Flight Archive. Photos of the launch/recovery and some APRS high-altitude data are available. UPDATE: Video from landing site is now on-line in TV08A Photo Gallery.
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UAV video of Magic Valley balloon launch 2007
Wednesday, March 12 @ 20:02:53 MDT by w7mjr (372 reads) |  UAV video of Magic Valley balloon launch courtesy of Dan (kd7ost) and Jeff (kd7inn). WMV at 360kbps. "Read more..." to view.
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Magic Valley ATV Flight 2007 DVD online!
Thursday, March 06 @ 08:41:13 MST by w7mjr (346 reads) |  Lee's (K6ZVA) DVD of the ATV flight in May 2007 is now online. It was optimized for WMV 340kbps download. "Read more..." to view.
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TVNSP at Discover Engineering 2008
Thursday, February 07 @ 13:24:48 MST by w7mjr (306 reads) | 
We had a good turnout at Discover Engineering 2008. I'm not sure
how many visitors stopped by, but quite a few curious "kids" of all
ages visited our table and asked us lots of questions. I think TVNSP
had a very engaging display this year.
Thanks to everyone who participated and provided materials! Special
thanks to Leandra, Student Support Coordinator at the BSU College of
Engineering, and all the other event organizers, volunteers, and sponsers.
Everything went very smoothly this year, except perhaps for the
parking situation; Engineering Day started the same time as the Obama
speech!
Here are a few photos.
Mike
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TVNSP Board Members for 2008
Sunday, January 27 @ 09:38:30 MST by w7mjr (315 reads) | | TVNSP, Inc. is pleased to announce the Directors & Officers for 2008. The election was held at the Annual Business Meeting on January 26th, 2008.
TVNSP Board of Directors 2008
| Position |
Name |
Callsign |
Term |
Note |
| President |
Michele Formolo |
KE7NKG |
1 year |
(elected) |
| Vice President |
Mike Rogers |
W7MJR |
1 year |
(elected) |
| Secretary/Treasurer |
John Stone |
K7JPS |
1 year |
(elected) |
| Director-at-Large |
Stephanie Steele |
KC7DBA |
1 year remaining |
(unexpired term) |
| Director-at-Large |
Justin Formolo |
KD7PIT |
2 years |
(elected) |
(Please contact the Secretary/Treasurer if you would like detailed election results.)
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