Difference between revisions of "Project Daedalus"

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Project Daedalus is SSI's experimental rocketry program, focused on developing exciting yet approachable technologies for Class 2 rockets. Currently, the project is composed of four teams, each of which are designing, building, and testing novel concepts, all while earning rocketry certifications. The four teams, and their projects, are as follows:
 
Project Daedalus is SSI's experimental rocketry program, focused on developing exciting yet approachable technologies for Class 2 rockets. Currently, the project is composed of four teams, each of which are designing, building, and testing novel concepts, all while earning rocketry certifications. The four teams, and their projects, are as follows:
  
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[[Pegasus]]: a parafoil recovery system, allowing accurate and controlled descent
 
[[Pegasus]]: a parafoil recovery system, allowing accurate and controlled descent
  
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[[Prometheus]]: roll control on descent, using external fins
 
[[Prometheus]]: roll control on descent, using external fins
  
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[[Talos]]: an electronics suite for improved data acquisition, reliability, and communication
 
[[Talos]]: an electronics suite for improved data acquisition, reliability, and communication
  
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[[Charybdis]]: spin stabilization on ascent, and then de-spin before parachutes are deployed
 
[[Charybdis]]: spin stabilization on ascent, and then de-spin before parachutes are deployed

Revision as of 06:18, 18 January 2016


Project Daedalus is SSI's experimental rocketry program, focused on developing exciting yet approachable technologies for Class 2 rockets. Currently, the project is composed of four teams, each of which are designing, building, and testing novel concepts, all while earning rocketry certifications. The four teams, and their projects, are as follows:


Pegasus: a parafoil recovery system, allowing accurate and controlled descent


Prometheus: roll control on descent, using external fins


Talos: an electronics suite for improved data acquisition, reliability, and communication


Charybdis: spin stabilization on ascent, and then de-spin before parachutes are deployed