Team Prometheus Videos

This video represents the type of rocketry used in $30 million dollar X-Prize
Contest. Big mission, big equipment, big prize! The "Falcon 1" may
provide a viable method to get a lunar lander robot to the moon without
government financing. Team Prometheus is currently building a prototype
of a lunar lander for the Google Lunar-X prize contestant, "Team
FREDNET". Perhaps one day soon, thanks in part to our joint efforts, a full
scale lander will be jetted off to the moon and WIN the X-Prize for Team
FREDNET! As of January 24, 2010, Team FREDNET had received 63% of
the internet vote at large for most likely team to win the Google Lunar
X-Prize!

The Quad Pod and NSE I videos (below) represent the
smaller-scale N-Prize level of competition. DON'T be
deceived by the rustic nature of the videos below. (They are
part of the early phase of proving our successful methods
before the larger, more costly tests are undertaken.) We have
advanced quite a bit farther than what we have available in
these video clips!

If you'd like to participate in these endeavors with us,
believe me when we say we need and want your
assistance! Only a fraction of info is made generally
public. Please email us through the contact us page if you
would like to join our efforts. You will gain access to much
of the behind the scenes photos, explanations, and have
an opportunity to contribute to our mission!

The clips below show some of our effort towards winning the
"N-Prize." There's A LOT more to winning the prize than launching the
type of small weather balloon shown below. Please DON'T
underestimate the rustic nature of these videos. Even though the tests
seem small, we list our accomplishments as follows: On our first
attempt with these prototypes, we RECOVERED camera footage
FROM NEAR SPACE, ranging approximately 80,000 to 120,000 ft.
(The average passenger plane flies under 30,000 ft.) In the near future
the team will be attempting to orbit the Earth 9 times with the aid of
an ENORMOUS balloon, added smaller-scale rocketry + a trackable
nano-sattellite payload + HD videography with a more stable camera.
Oh yeah, did I forget to metion something REALLY COOL? ... These
tiny sattellites will need to be rocketed to a speed of 17,500 miles per
hour to achieve orbit just like in the giant Falcon 1 video above! Video
Left explains the ground crew experience while video right reveals the
balloon's experience. Words of caution... the balloon radiosande
caught a very bumpy and twisty/turny flight, but we can still show the
curverature of the Earth, the coronosphere, AND space!