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Mavericks, Paton Group, and Inspirtech to open 5 Space Education Research Center
The Mavericks Civilian Space
Foundation, The Paton Group, and Inspirtech LLC today announce the
formation of a strategic alliance whose mission is to establish a Space
Education Research Center ("SERC") located in 5 regional centers
throughout California over the next 5 years.
The facilities will provide the
state of the art CAD/CAM/CAE/CNC technology and equipment along with the latest
training curriculum and certifications in support of high school and middle
school students designing and building their own sub-orbital space vehicles as
participants in the "Mavericks in the Classroom" Explorers and Jr.
Explorers STEM Education programs. The facilities will also support research
and development initiatives operating as part of Mavericks' NASA partnership
and some of the worlds leading Universities currently in partnership with the
foundation.
The first facility will be located in northern San Francisco Bay Area and
will be operational later this year. Each year an additional SERC will be
opened in Sacramento, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and San Diego, supporting
participating schools in those regions. Specific information regarding the
equipment, services, and capabilities will be disclosed as part of the
announcement of the opening of each facility.
"Instructors &
students have always enjoyed learning and utilizing the industrial standard
CAD/CAM/CNC tools provided by The Paton Group," explains Frank Paton.
"By combining our technology and machine tools with the "Mavericks in
the Classroom" STEM education initiative and 'Explorers' program
curriculum, students will experience a true "real world" and
collaborative STEM project guaranteed to knock their socks off." Paton
continues "I can't think of a better way to energize and excite our
country's future engineers, scientists, machinists, designers and technologists
than designing, testing and fabricating a sub-orbital rocket to launch a few
hundred thousand feet into space. Our team at Paton Group is looking forward to
a long lasting partnership in supporting Mavericks and and parties
involved."
"Learning starts with inspiration and is solidified with the application
of knowledge," explains Al Whatmough, CEO of Inspirtech LLC.
"As students design, test and manufacture rockets, the hunger to learn and
apply real-world STEM based skills is unparalleled." Whatmough goes on to
say, "Inspirtech is proud to a part of this revolutionary program that is
inspiring a generation of engineers in the same way that the Space Race
did."
Thomas Atchison, founder of the Mavericks
Civilian Space Foundation said, "With over 25 years of servicing and
supporting technology and STEM education, The Paton Group partnership provides
us with access to valuable state of the art technology, expertise, training,
ongoing technical assistance and support in the areas of CAD/CAM/CAE/CNC
technology which is crucial to establishing our Space Education Research
Centers throughout California's major metropolitan areas. By integrating our
STEM education curriculum with outstanding on-line CAD/CAM/CAE/CNC training
materials and certification materials being developed by Inspirtech, the
students will have both the knowledge, and tools and capabilities to produce
any ideas and concepts they would like to explore in their sub-orbital
vehicles. It is this ability to demonstrate their mastery of STEM education and
capabilities that makes our Explorers' program unique from any other STEM
program that exists today".
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CAR Certifies CTI O25000
The CTI 30,795-O25,000-VM-P rocket motor was tested January 6th, 2012 and is in compliance with the certification requirements and standards of the Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR-ACF). The motor is hereby certified for hobby rocketry use by the members of CAR-ACF and any other rocketry associations with current reciprocal motor certification agreements in place with CAR-ACF.
CAR Designation : CTI 30,795-O25,000-VM-P Manufacturer Designation : CTI 30,795-O25,000-P Propellant : VMAX Single-Use/Reload/Hybrid :Single-Use Loaded Weight :23,558g Burnout Weight :8,853g Propellant Weight : 14,471g Delays Tested : Plugged Samples Per Second : 1000 Notes : 50.4% O Test Date : January 6th, 2012 Manufacturer : Cesaroni Technology, Inc Hardware : Pro130 Motor Dimensions : 132mmx1407mm Total Impulse : 30,794.6Ns (6,922.9 lb.s) Maximum Thrust : 29,275.7N (6,581.4lb) Specific Impulse (Isp) :217.0s Burn Time : 1.31s
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Madcow Rocketry: New product announcement February 2, 2012
 Laguna Woods, California, USA – Madcow Rocketry is proud to announce another addition in it’s fiberglass rocketry line, the Mega Cowabunga.
This kit features a filament wound G12 pre-slotted airframe, fiberglass nose cone and 3/16” beveled G10 fins.
Specs:
- Length: 54.5"
- Diameter 8"
- Weight: 27bs
- Motor Mount: 75mm or 98mm
- Fins: 3 each 3/16" G10
For a limited time only, the kit has an introductory price of $249.95. Madcow Rocketry kits are high quality, easy to build and fun to fly.
 Contact Info: Michael Stoop Madcow Rocketry 24338 El Toro Rd E-134 Laguna Woods, California 92637 Phone: (949) 547-8847 support@madcowrocketry.com http://www.madcowrocketry.com
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TMT Certifies AeroTech Dark Matter and Propellant X Loads
First off: Dark Matter.
Dark Matter is a sparky propellant but unlike Metalstorm with it’s
higher ISP and white smoke, Dark Matter is the black smoke sparky. Three motors were certified in this
propellant.
H178DM-14A This
load for the 38-360 case tested out as a 77% H with 283 Total NS, from a
propellant weight of 177 grams, total motor weight of 324 grams. The curve shows a motor accelerating to 30
pounds off the pad, rising to 45 pounds max at the 1.2 second point continuing
to 30 pounds at the 1.6 second point where it dropped to zero at 1.74 seconds
and a 162 N average.
I327DM-14A This
load for the 38-720 case tested out as a 68% I with 539 Total NS, from a
propellant weight of 354 grams, total motor weight of 628 grams. The curve shows a motor accelerating to a 90
pound max off the pad, reducing to a sustainer value of about 80 pounds until
reaching the 1.4 second point dropping to zero at the 1.72 seconds recorded
burn time with a 313 N average.
K456DM-14A This
load for the 54-1706 case tested out as a 0% K with 1281 Total NS, from a
propellant weight of 866 grams, total motor weight of 1484 grams. The curve shows a motor accelerating to a 120
pound max off the pad, reducing to a sustainer value of about 110 pounds until
reaching the 2 second point rounding down to 90 pounds at the 2.6 second point,
dropping to zero at the 2.897 seconds recorded burn time with a 438 N average..
Second off is a high ISP propellant call Propellant
X. It is a fast burning long
yellow/white flame with low smoke.
K1103X-14A This
load is also for the 54-1706 case and tested out as a 39% K with 1789.5 Total
NS, from a propellant weight of 830 grams, total motor weight of 1459
grams. The curve shows a motor accelerating
to a 400 pound max off the pad, reducing to a sustainer value of about 300
pounds with a slow down curve to 240 pounds at the 1.4 second point, dropping
to zero at the 1.6 second recorded burn time for a 1134 N Average. Congrats to the Aerotech team for four new motors
successfully certified and continued success.
Paul Holmes Chairman, Tripoli Motor Testing
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BALLS 20 DVD Released
BALLS 20
September 30- October 2, 2011
Since 2006, altitudes at BALLS crept steadily
higher. But 2011 saw a dramatic increase in high-altitude attempts,
particularly in the number of flyers who were trying to attain at least 100,000
feet above the desert floor. And they reached for that altitude, and even
higher, in several different types of rockets, from single stage traditional
missiles, to two-stage rockets, boosted darts, and hybridsthere was even a
three-stage attempt before the weekend was out.
SD $15.95
HD/BR $19.95
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Fifty-Seven Student Rocket Teams to Take NASA Launch Challenge
Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
Angela Storey
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
angela.d.storey@nasa.gov
Jan. 5,
2012
RELEASE: H-12-002
FIFTY-SEVEN STUDENT ROCKET TEAMS TO TAKE NASA LAUNCH
CHALLENGE
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- More than 500 students from middle
schools, high schools, colleges and universities in 29 states will show their
rocketeering prowess in the 2011-12 NASA Student Launch Projects flight
challenge. The teams will build and test large-scale rockets of their own design
in April.
NASA created the twin Student Launch Projects to spark
students' imaginations, challenge their problem-solving skills and give them
real-world experience. The project aims to complement the science, mathematics
and engineering lessons they study in the classroom.
A record 57 teams of engineering, math and science
students will take part in the annual challenge, organized by NASA's Marshall
Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Fifteen middle and high school teams
will tackle the non-competitive Student Launch Initiative, while 42 college and
university teams will compete in the University Student Launch Initiative. The
latter features a $5,000 first-place award provided by ATK Aerospace Systems of
Salt Lake City, Utah.
"Just as NASA partners with innovative companies
such as ATK to pursue the nation's space exploration mission, these young
rocketeers pool their talent and ingenuity to solve complex engineering
problems and fly sophisticated machines," said Tammy Rowan, manager of Marshall's
Academic Affairs Office.
"This competition is extremely important to ATK to
mentor and train our future workforce," said Charlie Precourt, ATK general
manager and vice president of Space Launch Systems. Precourt is a former space
shuttle astronaut who piloted STS-71 in 1995 and commanded STS-84 in 1997 and
STS-91 in 1998. "ATK is proud to enter our fifth year as a partner with
NASA on this initiative to engage the next generation. The competition grows in
impact each year."
Each Student Launch Projects team will build a powerful
rocket, complete with a working science or engineering payload, which the team
must design, install and activate during the rocket launch. The flight goal is
to come as close as possible to an altitude of 1 mile, requiring a precise
balance of aerodynamics, mass and propulsive power.
As in classroom studies, participants must "show
their work," writing detailed preliminary and post-launch reports and
maintaining a public website for their rocket-building adventure. Each team also
must develop educational engagement projects for schools and youth
organizations in its community, inspiring the imaginations and career passions
of future explorers.
In April, the teams will converge at Marshall, where NASA
engineers will put the students' creations through the same kind of rigorous
reviews and safety inspections applied to the nation's space launch vehicles.
On April 21, students will firing their rockets toward the elusive 1-mile goal,
operating onboard payloads and waiting for chutes to open, signaling a safe
return to Earth.
The student teams will vie for a variety of awards for
engineering skill and ingenuity, team spirit and vehicle design. These include
two new prizes: a pair of TDS2000 Series oscilloscopes, which are sophisticated
tools for studying the change in flow of electrical voltage or current. Donated
by Tektronix Inc. of Beaverton, Ore., the oscilloscopes will be presented to
the two school teams that earn the "Best Payload" and "Best
Science Mission Directorate Challenge Payload" honors.
This year's participants hail from Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. For a complete competitor list
and more information about the challenge, visit:
http://education.msfc.nasa.gov/sli
http://education.msfc.nasa.gov/usli
The NASA Student Launch Projects are sponsored
collaboratively by NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate,
Science Mission Directorate and Office of Education Flight Projects. For more
information about NASA education initiatives, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/education
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Rocket Calculator - Tools for the rocketeer on the go
Rocket Calculator is a suite of handy field tools often
needed in
Rocketry. At the time of this writing (version 1.0.61),
there are nine
calculators. The current list is:
• Thrust to weight ratio
• Parachute size and descent rate
• Drift distance
• Streamer size and descent rate
• Streamer size (alternate calculation method)
• Ejection charge
• Static pressure port size
• Single-station altitude tracking
• Two-station altitude tracking
Some additional features include:
• Granular unit preferences.
• Ability to print (requires an Air Print enabled
printer) or email calculation results.
• Quick
reference information.
o Impulse range table
o US number and letter drill
bit gauge conversion (used with static
port pressure
calculator).
o Safety codes, launch site
dimension and minimum distance tables.
There are plans to add more calculators and information resources in
the near future.
Rocket Calculator runs natively on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, and
is supported on iOS 4.2 and above.
For the the latest information or to order the app,
visit http://www.rocketcalculator.com/.
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LDRS 30 DVD Now Available
LDRS 30 brought in fliers from 29 different
states and three different countries. Some of the fliers arrived days before
the event to get the best camping or rocket pit spots. The truth is there isn’t
a bad seat in the house when you witness a launch in the Rocket pasture. The
KLOUDBusters maintain safe distances which allow any set of pads to be launched
from while others are loading. From a vantage point of a flat bed trailer
located on the highest knoll of Rick Nafziger’s farm, the LCO can easily scan
the entire 40 acre launch range.
Both in Blu-Ray and SD format, 4 disk set over 2 hours of video in 5.1 Dolby
SS.
Get yours today from Liberty Launch Systems
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