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Program Documentation:

Overall Program:

Sugar Shot to Space: Program Scope
Dated June 2, 2007
PDF Document (113 kbytes)

Environmental Impact Control Methods: Primary Site Rules and Constraints
Dated January 16, 2007
PDF Document (41 kbytes)

Report on Project "Phase One" Findings
Dated October 1, 2005
PDF Document (50 kb)

eXSShot:

SStS Vehicle Configuration, Performance & Trajectory Summary (DPH49 configuration)
Dated February 4, 2006
GIF Image (50 kb)

SStS Vehicle Dimensions (DPH49 configuration)
Dated February 4, 2006
GIF Image (4 kb)

SStS Project Specification Document
Rev. 2005-09-04
PDF Document (28 kb)
MS Word Document (46 kb)

MiniSShot:

MiniSShot Propellant Casting Review
Dated April 22, 2008
PDF Document (50 kbytes)

MiniSShot Chute Controller User Manual
Dated March 22, 2008
PDF Document (1276 kbytes)

MiniSShot Progress Report #3
Dated September 6, 2007
PDF Document (750 kbytes)

MiniSShot Progress Report #2
Dated August 16, 2007
PDF Document (224 kbytes)

MiniSShot Progress Report #1
Dated July 29, 2007
PDF Document (47 kbytes)

The MiniSStS Nosecone Design Study
Dated July 7, 2007
PDF Document (1561 kbytes)

MiniSShot - Vehicle Mass Statement - Iteration #1A
Dated June 22, 2007
PDF Document (49 kbytes)

LiteSShot:

LiteSShot Vehicle Configuration Study
Dated March 27, 2007
PDF Document (851kbytes)

ProtoSShot:

ProtoSShot-M Mark I Assembly/Firing/Dissection Report
Dated May15, 2008
PDF Document (1.2 Mbytes)

ProtoSShot-M Mark I - Thermal Label Mapping and Results from Static Firing #1
Dated June 9, 2008
PDF Document (205 kbytes)

ProtoSShot-M Mark I Rocket Motor , Thermal Label Mapping
Dated April 22, 2008
PDF Document (204 kbytes)

ProtoSShot-M Mark I Rocket Motor, Assembly and Propellant Loading Manual
Dated April 22, 2008
PDF Document (213 kbytes)

ProtoSShot-M Mark I Technical Specifications
Dated June 11, 2007
PDF Document (264 kbytes)

Recovery:

DTMF Based Recovery Backup System
Dated March 30, 2008
PDF Document (311 kbytes)

Airframe and Structure:

Heating of the SStS Nosecone in Lower Altitudes, Partial Study
Dated July 7, 2007
PDF Document (236 kbytes)

Testing Specimens for Composite Tubing
Dated June, 2006
PDF Document (43 kb)

SStS Nose Cone Preliminary Design Study
Dated January 17, 2006
PDF Document (2.3 Mb)

Nose Cone Drag Study for the SStS Rocket
Dated October 7, 2005
PDF Document (750 kb)

Ballistic Evaluation motor (BEM):

"1/4 scale" Ballistic Evaluation Motor (BEM) -- 4th Static Firing Report
Dated December 6, 2006
PDF Document (1.6 Mbytes)

"1/4 scale" Ballistic Evaluation Motor (BEM) -- 2nd Static Firing Report
Dated October 28, 2006
PDF Document (1.7 Mbytes)

"1/4 scale" Ballistic Evaluation Motor (BEM) -- 3rd Static Firing Report
Dated October 19, 2006
PDF Document (714 kb)

An Analysis of the BEM Thrust Diagrams
Dated August 31, 2006
PDF Document (61 kb)

"1/4 scale" Ballistic Evaluation Motor (BEM) -- 1st Static Firing Report
Dated April 3, 2006
PDF Document (327 kb)

"1/4 scale" Ballistic Evaluation Rocket Motor Technical Specifications
Rev. 2006/02/02
PDF Document (71 kb)

Propellant:

KNSB Alloy Propellant Development
5c. Melting of KNSB Alloys - Cure Time
Dated February, 2006
PDF Document (510 kb)

Experiments with Modified KNSB Formulations to Achieve Slurry Viscosity Reduction
Dated March 14, 2006
PDF Document (61 kb)

KNSB Alloy Propellant Development
5a. Melting of KNSB Alloys - Temperature and Slurry Characteristics
Dated February, 2006
PDF Document (661 kb)

Preparation of KNSB Propellant by Vacuum-Evaporation Method
Dated February 25, 2006
PDF Document (703 kb)

Inert KNSB Propellant Development: Experimental - Part I
Dated January 13, 2006
PDF Document (50 kb)

Propellant Development Team Proposed Investigations
Dated January 14, 2006
PDF Document (44 kb)

Summary of Proposed Propellant Casting Schemes
Dated January 6, 2006
PDF Document (442 kb)

Miscellaneous:

Progress Report Template
Dated July 27, 2007
MS Word Document (52 kbytes)

Proposed Measurements with the H25 KT Testing Machine
Dated January 10, 2006
PDF Document (180 kb)

SStS Naming Convention
Dated December 8, 2005
PDF Document (40 kb)

SStS Team Lead Description Document
Rev. 1.0
PDF Document (8 kb)

Member Documentation:

Dustin Brown's pages
KNSB Alloy Propellant Development :
Melting of KNSB Alloys Temperature and Slurry Characteristics
http://www.integrity.com/homes/brodwcjj/PDT-5a.html

KNSB Alloy Propellant Development :
Melting of KNSB Alloys: Cure Time
http://www.integrity.com/homes/brodwcjj/PDT-5c.html

Serge Pipko's pages
Preparation of Potassium Nitrate-Sorbitol Propellant by Evaporation of Water Solution
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/sorb_evap/sorb_evap.htm

Solubility of Potassium Nitrate in Molten Sorbitol
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/sorb_sol/sorb_sol.htm

Consequence of Accidental Ignition of KNSB Propellant Powdered Mixture
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/knsb_ign/knsb_ign.htm

Consequence of Accidental Ignition Experiment -- Part 2
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/knsb_ign2/knsb_ign2.htm

Consequence of Accidental Ignition Experiment -- Part 3
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/knsb_ign3/knsb_ign3.htm

Consequence of Accidental Ignition Experiment -- Part 4
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/knsb_ign4/knsb_ign4.htm

KNSB Igniteability Experiment -- Part 1
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/knsb_ignab/knsb_ignab.htm

KNSB Igniteability Experiment -- Part 2
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/knsb_ignab2/knsb_ignab2.htm

Secondary Ignition Composition
http://airbase.ru/users/serge77/igniter/igniter-e.htm