Tentative Plan

It is a very ambitions plan to put a probe on the surface of the moon before the end of the year but is very possible. Our first step is to perfect a high altitude launch. We have fallen many times in designing a working high altitude balloon and while the idea has been around for many years we have modified it through trial and error. The advantages are endless when it comes to launching a conventional rocket at an altitude of aprox 30 miles. 

First of all the balloon can not be the cheap weather balloons you see on ebay... they will pop at about 12,000 feet and have a payload capacity 3 oz and have an extremely low bursting diameter.  We are using professional weather balloons that are designed for the thinner air and colder temperature. Typically these balloons are used individually having one balloon with a single payload but we will be attaching 8-10 balloons depending on the weight. 

With the weight being distributed to multiple balloons the amount of helium or hydrogen can be decreased. By having 15% of the potential space used in the balloon we have that much more room for it to expand!

ROCKET TO THE MOON

I will be covering the progress of Rehmann Enterprises excursion to space. The goal of our research and experimentation is to successfully place a probe on the moon. We are two brothers that have grown restless of the slow pace of NASA along with the cost to fund simple projects. We already have successfully launched one probe 6 miles into the atmosphere tracking its every move. I will be recording each step of the process in this blog from start to finish, day by day. We are on a limited budget and are aiming on having a probe on its way to the moon before the end of this year, 2011. Please feel free to let me know if you would like to be involved with any part of this project, we are open to any and all ideas. This is going to change the way space is viewed finally bringing a piece of our universe to every person on the planet!