Weather balloons take flight, launched by BJU freshmen engineering students
Teams planned, designed and launched weather balloons equipped to capture data.
November 19, 2024
Preparing to launch
Students work on the payload.
Freshman engineering students fill balloons with the correct amount of helium and attach a box called a payload that sends information back to the lab.
Launch!
Students had to be careful when releasing their balloon to make sure the payload did not snap off. The balloon had to be released with the wind. The team also prayed over each balloon they released that their research and time would be profitable.
Students release the weather balloon. (Tessa Bonnema)
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Tessa Bonnema, Photographer
Tessa Bonnema is a sophomore computer science major currently serving as a photographer of The Collegian. She has experience as the photography editor of her high school yearbook and is hoping to use photography as a ministry opportunity in the future. She works as a late stay worker and in her free time enjoys playing sports, crocheting, drawing, socializing with friends and hanging out with family.
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