{"id":5233,"date":"2016-02-22T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/msr_er\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2016-07-20T07:28:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:28:41","slug":"participate-in-pegasus-ii-real-time-internet-of-things-experiment-from-the-edge-of-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/blog\/participate-in-pegasus-ii-real-time-internet-of-things-experiment-from-the-edge-of-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Participate in Pegasus II: Real-time Internet of Things experiment from the edge of space"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Pegasus II mission update:<\/strong> as the payload was preparing to launch on Tuesday, an air pressure sensor critical in determining altitude, provided faulty readings that resulted in a delay of the launch.\u00a0 The team will address the issue and will attempt to launch Pegasus II as soon as feasible. We\u2019ll keep you posted!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Microsoft-Balloon-900x544.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5341 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Microsoft-Balloon-900x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Microsoft-Balloon-900x544.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Microsoft-Balloon-900x544-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Microsoft-Balloon-900x544-768x464.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Pegasus Mission:\u00a0Matt Long and Mark Nichols<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photo credit: Scott Eklund\/Red Box pictures<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you dream of state-of-the-art, real-time Internet of Things (IoT), what do you imagine? Do you imagine open and distributed systems where system components and subsystems communicate without physical boundaries to form a holistic system that can achieve a specific goal? Do you imagine convergence between digital and physical systems so that the combined system is\u00a0agnostic about\u00a0its components\u2014whether digital or physical? Or, perhaps real-time IoT system actors one-day processing discrete information in the context that is observed so that outputs can be produced? (A theory consistent with our understanding of theories and the applied mathematics of systems.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>A unique user experience from the edge of space<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have imagined any of these possibilities, we invite you to participate in the experiment of <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusmission.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pegasus II<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slated for launch the week of February 22, 2016. Born from multi-year research findings that resulted in creating open and complex systems with real-time communications, you\u2019ll be part of exploring a system that could span geographical and physical boundaries and leverage powerful digital processors. You will explore a new generation of systems with new capability to bridge the digital and physical worlds. Specifically, you\u2019ll:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View real-time telemetry<\/li>\n<li>Communicate to spacecraft during flight<\/li>\n<li>Receive text messages from the craft as it reaches milestones<\/li>\n<li>Witness the live launch and view flight video (eye-in-the-sky)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want to learn how? Simply, sign up for text message <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ouLOjc\" target=\"_blank\">flight notifications<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and Pegasus II will text your phone when it begins its ascent. You can then view live video and telemetry at the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusmission.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">research team\u2019s website<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, and you can download the mobile applications to your phone by searching for \u201cPegasus Mission.\u201d Or, follow on Twitter <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PegasusMission\" target=\"_blank\">@PegasusMission<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background of Pegasus II experiment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The advent of the Pegasus II experiment is based on the earlier Pegasus I experiment created from Microsoft Research <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/project\/orleans-virtual-actors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Project Orleans<\/a>. Orleans began with a team of researchers aiming to explore possibilities and the challenge of simplifying and generalizing communications between heterogeneous and fluid system actors. In this experiment, researches explored whether or not they could produce reliable, low latency, linearly scalable, high throughput, and economical operable solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with a communications gateway in the Microsoft Cloud, the research team\u2019s Orleans configuration resulted in a few attempts to overcome challenges and become experiential. When their solution enabled the right information to get to the right place at the right time and had the desired latency, throughput, scale, and economic characteristics necessary, the team\u2019s tasks quickly turned to how to demonstrate these capabilities in new and interesting ways.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, through the first Pegasus Mission experiment, the team was able to show real-time <a title=\"Microsoft Azure IoT\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/server-cloud\/internet-of-things\/azure-iot-suite.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Azure IoT <\/a>capabilities including Azure IoT services such as <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics\" href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/services\/stream-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Azure Stream Analytics<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. The unique experiment in High Altitude Science featured <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Pegasus I\" href=\"http:\/\/pegasusmission.com\/2015\/02\/06\/the-miracle-of-pegasus-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pegasus 1<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, a meteorological balloon that carried a payload packed with sensors, radios and video to an altitude of 100,000 feet.\u00a0Similar to Pegasus II, the public was able to interface with the craft during flight through a website or mobile apps. Those who participated discovered that they could receive atmospheric information and also communicate with the craft during flight and in real-time.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Matt Long, Principal Software Engineer, Microsoft<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusmission.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Pegasus Mission<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ouLOjc\" target=\"_blank\">Pegasus II flight notifications<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PegasusMission\" target=\"_blank\">Pegasus II Mission on Twitter<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/research\/project\/orleans-virtual-actors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Project Orleans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Pegasus I Mission\" href=\"http:\/\/pegasusmission.com\/2015\/02\/06\/the-miracle-of-pegasus-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pegasus I Mission<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pegasus II mission update: as the payload was preparing to launch on Tuesday, an air pressure sensor critical in determining altitude, provided faulty readings that resulted in a delay of the launch.\u00a0 The team will address the issue and will attempt to launch Pegasus II as soon as feasible. We\u2019ll keep you posted! 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