Payload Solutions

We met for a 3.5 hour session this Saturday learning how to test our payload solutions without firing off our rocket each time to do so; we haven't built it yet, so that would be a problem too!

Why the long session?  Math that is why.  We used mathematical equations and reasoning to figure out a way to accurately test our payload ideas.

Learning how to figure it out.

Testing using different objects we dropped and doing more math...

Preparing to go outside and do drop tests

Setting up a drop test

Performing a drop test

 More testing from different heights

Data!  FYI this is the from Alli and Tahlia's design

Proof their design was a good one!

All in all it was a good lesson and we even got homework from it, but it should help us get closer to nationals.

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Design Decisions and Payload Solutions

Jeremy and Aiden have been working on the rocket design and finalized the design today.  This is very exciting.  All of us have been working on a solution for the payload and have been working on that as well.  Alli and Tahlia are working together and think they have a really good plan.  We are going to test it this weekend with our mentors.

Discussing rocket design

 Explaining payload solution to the team

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Donations

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Meeting of the Minds

We meet regularly with our mentors Ms. Hernandez and Mr. Davis.  This week's discussion was about the rocket requirements and learning about motor selections.

 

Documenting what we know

 Learning how it is done

 Explaining what we learned

 Our parents are learning too!

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Donations

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Tax-deductible donations:

Please make a check payable to Albuquerque ACTSO with Team Sigma Rocketry in the memo. 

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PO Box 1922
Albuquerque, NM 87103-1922