Shuttle launch remote start

[RCFisher]

I am working on a project about the last space shuttle and we are going to rent several Red cameras for upcoming launches. My big question is can I put the camera to sleep and then wake it and roll for the launch. We install the cameras about 24 hours or so before the launch. With our stills cameras I am building timers, using Arduino microprocessors, that can wake the cameras and have them ready to start via an acoustic trigger. I know there is a remote switch on the camera but can the camera be put into a sleep mode and then be awakened prior to the launch?

We are also talking about setting up a stereo pair as well, do the cameras sync easily for stereo and can the pair be managed the same for the launch?

Thanks

 

[Stephen Strangways]

I think the Red Bull Stratos project came up with a solution for this. I'm afraid I can't recall if I saw it mentioned in one of their online videos, or from the red centre podcast #073 but either way, you'd probably have to contact the Stratos guys for details. I hope that is of some help!

 

[RCFisher]

Red Bull Stratos? What is that?

 

[Gavin Greenwalt]

http://www.redbullstratos.com/gallery.aspx?movie=7

 

[Charles Angus]

If you go digging on the forum, I seem to recall someone tackling this issue before.

 

[David Wyatt]

Yup, that rang a bell with me too...I think this was the original thread (lots of interesting info here):

http://205.234.135.241/forum/showthread.php?t=24010