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[[File: CardinalIILaunch.jpg | right| 250px | thumb | Cardinal II lifting off the pad on a J class motor.]]

[[File: CardinalIILaunch.jpg | right| 250px | thumb | Cardinal II lifting off the pad on a J class motor.]]

The Rockets team is a student-led group striving to push the limits of high power rocketry. Our goals are to design and build technically interesting rocket and to provide hands-on experience with rocketry to interested Stanford students.

The Rockets team is a student-led group striving to push the limits of high power rocketry. The team is currently working Project Daedalus, creating and testing novel systems for an eventual larger-scale rocket project. Project Daedalus. [[Project Daedalus]] is a suite of four rockets: [[Talos]] is a launch vehicle for [[Kythera]], [[Charybdis]] is testing out passive ascent stabilization with canted fins, [[Prometheus]] is demonstrating active roll control of a payload on descent, and [[Pegasus]] is testing a parafoil recovery system.

 

The team is working on creating and testing essential and novel systems for an eventual large-scale project, more specifically Project Daedalus. [[Project Daedalus]] is a suite of four rockets: [[Talos]] is a launch vehicle for [[Kythera]], [[Charybdis]] is testing out passive ascent stabilization with canted fins, [[Prometheus]] is demonstrating active roll control of a payload on descent, and [[Pegasus]] is testing a parafoil recovery system.

   

   

To accomplish each of the components of Daedalus, the Rockets team builds and launches [[L1 Certification|Level 1]], [[L2 Certification|Level 2]], and Level 3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-power_rocketry high-power rockets]. These are launched with national rocketry clubs.

To accomplish each of the components of Daedalus, the Rockets team builds and launches [[L1 Certification|Level 1]], [[L2 Certification|Level 2]], and Level 3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-power_rocketry high-power rockets]. These are launched with national rocketry clubs.

== [http://wiki.stanfordssi.org/HPR_Background_Information High Power Rocketry]==

== [http://wiki.stanfordssi.org/HPR_Background_Information High Power Rocketry]==

A high powered rocket is defined as a rocket that weighs more than 1500 grams and contains a motor or motors containing more than 125 grams of propellant and/or rated at more than 160 Newton-seconds of total impulse. There are different classifications for motors and different levels of certification required to use these motors. These rockets fall in the Class 2 Rocketry category as long as you stay under 41,000 Ns. Class 3 rockets require motors that cannot be bought commercially (and normally have ITAR restrictions).

A high powered rocket is defined as a rocket that weighs more than 1500 grams and contains a motor or motors containing more than 125 grams of propellant and/or rated at more than 160 Newton-seconds of total impulse. There are different classifications for motors and different levels of certification required to use these motors. These rockets fall in the Class 2 Rocketry category as long as their total impulse remains below 41,000 Ns. Class 3 rockets require motors that cannot be bought commercially (and are classified as [[ITAR#Defense articles | ITAR defense articles]]).

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=== Level 1: H, I ===

=== Level 1: H, I ===

There is no test required to acquire a Level 1 certification. Just a successful flight and recovery is required.

There is no test required to acquire a Level 1 certification. Just a successful flight and recovery using an L1-class motor is required.

=== Level 2: J, K, L ===

=== Level 2: J, K, L ===

You must pass an examination on the subject of advanced rocketry concepts and have a successful flight and recovery.

The holder of an L1 certification (not necessarily from the organization they are attempting to obtain L2 certification from) must pass an examination on the subject of advanced rocketry concepts and have a successful flight and recovery using an L2-class motor.

=== Level 3: M, N, O and beyond ===

=== Level 3: M, N, O and beyond ===

== Meetings ==

== Meetings ==

The Rockets Team has general meetings every week; during Winter Quarter of 2015-2016, these meetings are held on Thursdays from 8-9pm in Durand 450. They cover all relevant project updates (i.e. Daedalus team updates and launch logistics) and function as worksessions where all of the Rockets Team members are in the same place at once.

The Rockets Team has general meetings every week; during Spring Quarter of 2015-2016, these meetings are held on Thursdays from 8-9pm in Durand 450. They cover all relevant project updates (i.e. Daedalus team updates and launch logistics) and function as worksessions where all of the Rockets Team members are in the same place at once.

Each project under the Rockets Team umbrella needs to have at least one work session/meeting a week in conjunction with the team-wide meetings.

Each project under the Rockets Team umbrella needs to have at least one work session/meeting a week in conjunction with the team-wide meetings.

<li><blockquote><p>Amatuer Radio</p></blockquote></li>

<li><blockquote><p>Amatuer Radio</p></blockquote></li>

<li><blockquote><p>Manufacturing</p></blockquote></li></ul>

<li><blockquote><p>Manufacturing</p></blockquote></li></ul>

== Time Commitment ==

== Time Commitment ==