# @thespacegal on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2XKDoF1TV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19515901-thespacegal-instagram
- **Posted:** 2019-05-24T14:56:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Emily Calandrelli (@thespacegal) — https://gondola.cc/thespacegal

## Caption

How do you build a high altitude balloon?⁣
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Answering your 6 most common questions about my recent launch to the edge of space! (including what the "edge of space" means, and how you can get FAA approval to launch one of these yourself)⁣
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If you wanted to skip ahead to certain parts -> here's an overview of the questions I answered!⁣
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2:37 - Question 1 - How high did my balloon get?⁣
5:00 - Question 2 - How much did this cost?⁣
7:05 - Question 3 - How'd you design this?⁣
(7:13) - 5 Phases of a HAB project⁣
(8:13) - 6 Components of a HAB⁣
(9:06) - 3 Main Parts of a Payload⁣
(9:22) - 3 Options for GPS Systems⁣
12:30 - Question 4 - Did I know where the balloon was going to go?⁣
14:17 - Question 5 - What did my payload weigh?⁣
14:30 - Question 6 - How do you get approval to launch a high altitude balloon?⁣
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(Link in bio)
#scicomm #weatherballoon #hab #engineering #highaltitudeballoon #balloonlaunch

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## Tags

weatherballoon, engineering, highaltitudeballoon, scicomm, balloonlaunch, hab

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