Launch 3 and 4

The weather was very uncooperative over the break.  We kept getting snow storms on days when everyone was available.  But we finally caught a break on January 2nd.  New year so hopefully some new and better results.

Everyone's roles seem to work and now we are a well functioning team.  Now just to get that rocket in the air going up instead of sideways.

The usual prepping at home:

Setting up at the launch site:

Hopeful 

1st Launch

2nd Launch

Recovery:

 

The results?  Both launches went up. That is good.  They came down OK, the second launch the parachute melted a little and got tangled up on the way down.  We need to be more careful how the fire retardant layer is placed in the rocket.   Both launches were low despite the 2nd having no ballast it was nearly the same.

What's next?  We think there may be an issue with the altimeter so we are going to put both altimeters in the rocket for our next launch to see if they are both measuring the same.  We are also going to try last year's motor to see if that might work better.  We changed motors because our simulation showed the motor from last year and with the new requirements that it may not be able to go high enough in Virginia, so we chose something that would work for both places.  Maybe we need to focus on qualifying here and work the other out if and when we qualify.  We got some good data and now the rocket is going UP instead of sideways so...

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