twesterm on 15 September 2009
Equipment Used in the Launch Capsule
| Item | Weight | Cost |
| Sounding Balloon 350g from Kaymont | 350g | ~$20 |
| Parachute | ~10g | ~$10 |
| Motorola i290 Prepaid Cellphone | ~90g, 3oz | ~$50 |
| Styrofoam Beer Cooler | ~15g | ~$0 |
| Duct Tape | ~10g | ~$0 |
| Zip Ties | ~5g | ~$0 |
| Canon A470 with 8GB SD card | ~165g, 5.9 oz | ~$40 |
| Insulation material- newspaper | ~5g | ~$0 |
| Duracell USB phone charger powered by AA batteries | ~20g 1oz | ~$10 |
| Instant Hand warmer | ~5g | ~$5 |
| 6 Ultimate Lithium AA batteries | ~15g * 6 = 90 g, 3 oz | ~$10 |
| Total | ~800g, 28oz /w misc. | ~$150 |
