The USU GAS Team tested several of their prototypes on high altitude balloons. They had a total of four balloon launches that collected a variety of data. Their primary purpose was to test their passive stabilization mechanism called the Aeroboom. In order to test prototype before sending them on high altitude balloon launches, the GAS team designed and built a vacuum chamber. This allows them to put the Aeroboom through a series of tests and improve the overall quality and design. The new vacuum chamber is large enough to place the whole payload inside allowing for test of the entire system.

The GAS team is implementing space software that would be open and available to anyone who desired a quick and easy way to implement their mission, without having to re-invent the wheel every time. It was inspired after having written many versions of HAPCAD. OpenSPA is to be the solution, so that more time could be focused on the electrical and mechanical aspects rather than re-writing the software each time.

USU awarded higher education funds to the following nine students for FY 2018 for summer work on the GAS program: Carson Fox, Scott Glaittli, Max Susman, Hailee Maxwell, Kelly Burch, Alexandra Nelson, Jack Kiefer II, Thomas Smith, and Benjamin Cornwall.