Near Space 2017 conference

Jakub Šlegl presented the results from two stratospheric balloon flights in the Czech Republic and the status of development of the CANDY detector at the Near Space 2017 conference in Torun, Poland.

CANDY is an open source/open hardware detector based on a silicon diode, developed at DRD NPI of the CAS.

We also participated in the joint launch of the stratospheric balloon organised during the conference; complementing the video streaming setup and other developments onboard, CANDY provided the cosmic radiation measurements.

The conference is part of the “Visegrad Closer to Space,” programme that brings together students and hobbyist from the V4 countries to share ideas and spark new collaborations. CRREAT participation was possible thanks to the Czech Space Agency.