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Highlights of recent developments on the MiniSShot Project
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- Progress continues to be made with regard to analysis of flight-event
data. Mark LaBarre has completed the first step of a full data merge by
merging the Main Computer (MC) packet data into single rows to allow for
convenient data processing. Mark plans to similarly merge the Chute
Controller (CC) and Parrot data.
 
- Rick Maschek has reported good progress with the dissection and
examination of the MiniSShot rocket motor.
  View inside motor casing:
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc05220.jpg
 Rick with Forward Motor casing and extracted casting tube assembly:
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/img_0408.jpg
  Extracted casting tubes from Forward chamber. Portion of the Garolite
thermal liner (which protects casing) is seen to be wrapped around two
forwardmost casting tubes:
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc05204.jpg
  Shots of the ablative casting tubes:
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc05209.jpg
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc05218.jpg
(all photos courtesy Rick Maschek)
So far the dissection has not turned up anything non-normal. Next task
is to thoroughly wash & scrub all of the casting tubes and other motor
parts to do a detailed inspection for any abnormalities.

- Correction to last week's Report:
"Payload Capsule about to safely touch down in the Mojave Desert:"
http://sugarshot.org/downloads/dsc04807edited.jpg
(photo is in fact courtesy Barbara  Bailey)

- Alberto Gassol has updated our Gallery page with photos of the Phoenix
and MiniSShot flights:
http://www.sugarshot.org/gallery/minisshot.html

- Our sole Platinum Donor (to date), Darrell Reamer, has heeded our plea
for funding by making an exceptionally generous donation of $1000, for
the second time...! On behalf of everyone on the Sugar Shot team, thanks
so much, Darrell, for instilling new life into our beleaguered financial
resources.

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