Participant Information

Call for Proposals

The HASP 2024 Call For Proposals has been released. As detailed in the CFP, the Monday September 22, 2023 Zoom conference information can be optained by registering on the HASP 2024 Q&A Registration Form. If you intent to proposal for a seat on HASP 2024, a Notice of Intent is required. The NOI is due on October 2, 2023. There is a new Coversheet and Proposal Template document for this HASP season. All applicants should follow this template guideline.

Teams preparing a HASP proposal/payload are advised to download and read the HASP Student Payload Interface Manual as well as CSBF website postings at http://www.csbf.nasa.gov/convdocs.html particularly the FY07 User's Handbook.  Also of use are the Gondola Design documents at http://www.csbf.nasa.gov/gondoladocs.html.

Student Payload Interface

There are two classes of payload seats available to students on HASP.  The more numerous  "small payload class are generally used for smaller experiments or testing of satellite prototypes.  The "large" payload class is useful for complex, large geometry or heavy experiments.  The detailed compatibility for each payload class is given below.

Each student team accepted for flight on a HASP mission will be shipped either a "small" or "large" payload mounting plate (see figure).  each plate is constructed of 6 mm thick PVC with a "keep out" area marked around the parameter and holes in each corner for bolting the plate to HASP. Within the allowed region of the plate the payload can be mounted and wired as necessary.  Also provided on the plate are DB9 and EDAC 516 connectors with wiring pigtails to provide the telemetry, power & commanding interface.   Details about the mounting plate and electrical interface can be found in the HASP Student Payload Interface Manual.

Deliverables

If your payload is accepted, your seat on the next HASP flight is contingent on providing documentation describing your payload as well as your plans for integration and flight.  In addition, application for the future HASP flight will be contingent on delivery of a Final Flight Science Report. These documents are described below and templates are available as indicated.

HASP Monthly Status Report

 A status report from the student team lead will be due on the last Friday of the month from January through November. This is a brief report, no longer than one or two pages, that describes for the month 1) activities of the team members, 2) issues encountered during payload design / development, 3) milestones achieved and 4) current team members, demographics and leaders. (Template)

HASP Payload Specification and Integration Plan

 This document provides technical details on the final flight configuration of the payload including measured weights, measured current draw (@30 VDC), downlink data format and rate, uplink commands, analog output usage, discrete command usage, and dimensioned mechanical drawings.  In addition, your plans for integration with with HASP should be detailed including, at least, all test procedures and test procedure validation results, requested test equipment, schedule and personnel participating in integration. (Template)

NASA Integration On-site Security Clearance Documentation

This document provides required information to CSBF and Wallops Flight Facility that is necessary for an individual to be allowed onsite at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, TX. This information is time sensitive. Foreign nationals born in US State Department designated countries or with citizenship from designated countries will not be granted entry to NASA facilities. Additionally, the HASP team, CSBF, and NASA will not provide letters of visa sponsorship / invitation. We are also not responsible for visa delays inside of embassies, so plan accordingly. (Spreadsheet)

NASA Flight On-site Security Clearance Documentation

This document provides required information to CSBF and Wallops Flight Facility that is necessary for an individual to be allowed onsite at the HASP launch site in Ft. Sumner, NM. This information is time sensitive. Foreign nationals born in US State Department designated countries or with citizenship from designated countries will not be granted entry to NASA facilities. Additionally, the HASP team, CSBF, and NASA will not provide letters of visa sponsorship / invitation. We are also not responsible for visa delays inside of embassies, so plan accordingly. (Spreadsheet)

HASP Payload Integration Certification

At integration all interfaces will be documented and validated, correct operation of the payload will be verified and any issues identified will be detailed.  This certification document will be handled by HASP management during integration.  A sample form, customized for your payload, will be sent to you following receipt of your Payload Specification & Integration Plan.  Note that you will not be able to fly until this certification is complete. (Template)

HASP Flight Operation Plan

  This document will detail procedures for flightline setup, pre-launch checkout, flight operations, error recovery, safeing and payload recovery including a timeline showing specific events relative to the launch at T=0 and identifying personnel participating in flight operations.  Note that any operations requested to be performed by HASP flight personnel other than the power-up approximately one hour prior to launch (T - 1 hr) and power down prior to terminate must be specified in this document. (Template)

Final Flight/Science Report

A final report on the results from the flight of your payload is due by the end of the calendar year.  This report should include an assessment of the payload performance, problems encountered, lessons learned as well as science / technical results from the flight.