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In article <8685@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU>, annette@boole.seas.ucla.edu (Annette K. Nasif) writes:
> Hello, I am involved with a group of UCLA students who are attempting to
> build an amateur rocket capable of climbing to 200,00ft and transmitting
> images back to the ground.  I would appreciate any input anyone could give
> me on what type of imaging system would be the best to use.  I would like
> to have a videocamera, but the people working on telemetry say that it would
> be too difficult to transmit back that much information.  I therefore need
> to find some sort of camera, the lighter and smaller the better, that can
> take a series of snap shots (at least 8 bit resolution) which can then
> be transmitted and received on the ground.  Any suggestions, ideas, or
> starts in the right direction will will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks
> 

You could try getting in touch with the University of Surrey, in Guildford,
England. They have a space science department which is quite involved with
small non-commercial satellites, some of which carry video imaging
equipment  which can be recieved on fairly simple ham radio type gear. The
university helps build the satellites & has a small ground station, they
should know what kind of imaging devices can stand up to rocket-launch
stresses, etc.

I don't have their address handy, I should have it at home. You may be able
to get an email address for them, possibly by asking in one of the
ham.radio groups (some of the satellites carry ham radio equipment as well),
or in a group like soc.culture.british.

Steve

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