Project 7. White Star Trans-Atlantic Balloon
The members of Louisville’s LVL1 built an autonomous balloon that can deliver a payload to Europe by navigating the Atlantic jet stream.
Hackerspace Profile: LVL1
Location:
LVL1
814 East Broadway
Louisville, KY 40208
Organization type: Kentucky nonprofit
Founding date: November 2009
Number of members: 26
Dues: $50/month
Size of the space: “1,900 square feet officially; 7,000+ square feet unofficially”
Officers/Leaders:
• Christopher “Micro Colonel” Cprek, president
• Brian Wagner, vice president ...
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