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ProtoSShot: Prototype Sugar Shot
This series of small rocket vehicles are designed to be operationally simple, robust and
cost effective tools to test and validate a number of other vehicle and ground systems
separately from the main vehicle. The ProtoSShot vehicles are to be built and flown by
the corresponding team or individual in charge of a system. ProtoSShot is to be an ongoing
series that will fly on an as-needed basis and serve as a component development
platform to subject design elements to a launch environment. This will provide
qualitative and quantitative data regarding various mechanical, electrical and thermal
components and interfaces. A series of test flights of these vehicles should be flown to
further yield data on the reliability of the chosen system design and to identify area where
individual systems can be improved. These vehicles are meant to be recovered and
reused. Depending on the specific goal, the ProtoSShot vehicle may be a commercially
produced model rocket, hi-power rocket, or scratch-built rocket.
Goals:
· Obtain in-flight, real-time data on vehicle performance
· Test and validate design of the recovery system and its components
· Test and validate the elements of the avionics system
· Test and validate elements of launch support and ground system
· Successfully recover the ProtoSShot vehicle after flight testing
· Verify aerodynamic performance and trajectory simulations
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