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]] will be a parafoil recovery system, allowing accurate and controlled descent. | [[Pegasus]] will be a parafoil recovery system, allowing accurate and controlled descent. | ||
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[[Prometheus]] will use controllable canards to control the roll of the rocket on descent. | [[Prometheus]] will use controllable canards to control the roll of the rocket on descent. | ||
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[[Talos]] will be a testbed for a new electronics suite, giving improved data acquisition, reliability, and communications to ground | [[Talos]] will be a testbed for a new electronics suite, giving improved data acquisition, reliability, and communications to ground | ||
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Revision as of 06:22, 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
Pegasus will be a parafoil recovery system, allowing accurate and controlled descent.
Prometheus
Prometheus will use controllable canards to control the roll of the rocket on descent.
Talos
Talos will be a testbed for a new electronics suite, giving improved data acquisition, reliability, and communications to ground
Charybdis
Charybdis will use spin stabilization on ascent, and then de-spin before parachutes are deployed