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Highlights of recent developments on the MiniSShot Project
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- Rick Maschek and Chris King got together on Sunday to practice
assembly and pre-flight checkout of the MiniSShot avionics and recovery
system. The day before, Rick successfully performed a ground test of the
recovery system.
  Chris working on the avionics module:
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc04412a.jpg
  Rick consulting with Richard about mounting the recovery beacon in the
aft avionics bay:
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc04424a.jpg
  Rick working on installing the aft recovery beacon:
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc04460-1a.jpg
  Ground test of recovery system following deployment of drogue chutes:
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc04337edited.jpg
  Ground test of recovery system following deployment of main chute.
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc04340edited.jpg

- Jeff Lehman has set up a Google group to help facilitate e-mail
communication amongst the Tracking/Recovery volunteers.

- Weather forecast is, so far,  looking good for the planned Sunday
(April 25th) launch of MiniSShot.

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