by Robert Scott | Nov 8, 2018 | News & Updates
FECORE has begun the planning and discussion phase for a multistage helium balloon project. We are aiming for a launch within 7 months. The term multistage means it will have more than one helium filled balloon to provide lift. Current plans call for one large balloon...
by Robert Scott | Nov 8, 2018 | News & Updates
Airy’s Failure, FECORE’s Success George Biddle Airy was born in 1801. At age 35, he was appointed Astronomer Royal at the national observatory in Greenwich, UK. He had many prestigious positions and created several noteworthy theories during his illustrious life....
by Robert Scott | Nov 8, 2018 | News & Updates
FECORE NEEDS YOUR HELP We are in need of a person with experience in WordPress and PHP or Hypertext Preprocessor programming to handle the week-to-week work of our website fecore.org. We need this person to donate their time on a regular basis. This means 10 to 30...
by Robert Scott | Nov 8, 2018 | News & Updates
Our first project as FECORE was to perform a laser observation on Balaton Lake in Hungary. The project was in the planning stages previous to the founding of FECORE, and the people involved participated in what became an FECORE project. Lake Balaton was the site for...
by Robert Scott | Oct 4, 2018 | News & Updates
If you type into an internet search the question, “How long does it take for tax exempt status of a 501c3?” The answer comes back, “Typically, IRS 501(c)(3) approval takes between 2 and 12 months, inclusive of likely written follow-up questions. Sometimes it takes a...
by Robert Scott | Oct 4, 2018 | News & Updates
In June of this year some members proposed that we use a fiber optic gyro (FOG) or an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to test if while flying in an airplane tilts in reference to space as it flies over the convex surface of the earth. This is what is expected under a...
