HAB-2 bill of materials:
| Science payload | ||
| Controller board | Teensy 3.1 | $20 |
| Radiation sensor | Geiger sensor kit | $100 |
| UV-C sensor (210-280nm) | GUVC-T21GH | $50 |
| UV-A/B sensor (280-390nm) | ML8511 | $13 |
| Visible light sensor (400-750nm) | Si1145 | $10 |
| Altitude sensor (barometric) | MS5607 | $30 |
| Data recording | MicroSD 2GB | $10 |
| Batteries | Energizer – LA522 | $10 |
| Primary tracker – APRS | ||
| Micro-Trak 400 | Byonics – MT-400 | $120 |
| High-altitude GPS | Byonics – GPS4OEM | $74 |
| 144MHz SMA antenna | Nagoya – NA-701 | $10 |
| 8xAA Battery holder | Digikey – BK-6049-ND | $6 |
| 8xAA Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries | Energizer – L91 | $20 |
| Backup tracker – 430MHz beacon | ||
| Big Red Bee 100mW transmitter | Big Red Bee – BRBMPTX | $89 |
| 70cm SMA antenna | Big Red Bee – ANT70W | $6 |
| 2000mAh Polymer Lithium Ion battery | SparkFun – PTR-08483 | $13 |
| Stills camera – point-and-shoot | ||
| Canon PowerShot | Canon – PowerShot A1100IS | $130 |
| 2xAA Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries | Energizer – L91 | $5 |
| Stills camera- DSLR | ||
| Canon DSLR | Canon XS | $150 |
| Canon lens | 24mm STM | $149 |
| Video camera | ||
| Mini HD camera | 808 #16 (720p) | $40 |
| Micro SD card | Sony 32GB Class10 | $15 |
| Battery upgrade | SparkFun – PTR-08483 | $13 |
| Hardware | ||
| Styrofoam cooler | Lifoam – 3622 | $7 |
| Braided dacron line | Goodwinds – 057485 | $14 |
| 5′ parachute | Rocketman – B5 | $50 |
| Weather balloon | Kaymont – HAB-1200 | $110 |
| Helium | “K” size cylinder | $160 |
| Launch support | ||
| Inflator | Max Safe Inflator 3cm | $68 |
| Helium tank – 1-year lease | Airgas – “K” size cylinder | $50 |
| Hand cart for gas cylinders | Milwaukee Hand Trucks | $70 |
| Plastic covers | 9′ x 12′ 1-mil | $3 |
| Recovery support | ||
| Yaesu transceiver | Yaesu – VX-8DR | $360 |
| 70cm Yagi antenna | Arrow Antennas – 440-7 | $79 |
| Offset attenuator | Arrow Antennas – OFHA | $59 |
| 2-meter telescoping antenna | Opek HR-22 | $15 |
| Reward / tree climber fee | Cash | $100 |