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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's long-term goal is a shot to the 100-km Karman Line which forms the common definition of space. Along the way, it competes every year in the Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition and runs Project Daedalus, a suite of experimental projects developing technology required to reach space. This year's [[Project Daedalus]] is a suite of three rockets: [[Charybdis]] is testing out passive ascent stabilization with canted fins, [[Argus]] is designing a rocket with RF-activated interior camera systems, and [[Icarus]] is creating a reefed parachute that can vary its size during descent.
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.
The Rockets team Faculty Advisor is [[Dr. Hai Wang]]. The current team leads are Christopher May and Ian Gomez.
The Rockets team Faculty Advisor is [[Dr. Hai Wang]]. The current team leads are [[User:tthompso|Tori Thompson]] and [[User:iangomez|Jade Nguyen]].
The rest of this page is dedicated to explaining everything an SSI Rockets Team member needs to know.
The rest of this page is dedicated to explaining everything an SSI Rockets Team member needs to know.
== [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]]).
{|
{|
Class 1 (Model Rocketry)
Class 1 (Model Rocketry)
No certifications required for use
No certifications required
|-
|
| A
| A
| 1.26-2.5
| 1.26-2.5
|-
|-
|
|
Class 2 (High Power)
L1
|-
|
| H
| H
| 160.01-320
| 160.01-320
|
|
L2
|-
|
| J
| J
| 640-1,280
| 640-1,280
|
|
L3
|-
|
| L
| L
| 2,560-5,120
| 2,560-5,120
=== 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 ===
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>
Introductions to many of these are available on [[So You Want To...]]
== Time Commitment ==
== Time Commitment ==
[https://ssi-teams.slack.com/signup ''Join the SSI Slack here.'']
[https://ssi-teams.slack.com/signup ''Join the SSI Slack here.'']
== Mission Control ==
== [[Mission Control]] ==
Mission Control can be considered the temple to SSI’s religion, the hub, nerve center, or kernel of all project activity. Located in Durand 390, Mission Control houses work sessions and project storage. Note: keycode access is required to the room. For specific questions, contact MC Hammer: Austin Pineault. Meetings or work sessions can also be conducted in the conference room, Durand 393 (often available), or Durand 450 (with prior reservation through AA Department Office on the second floor of Durand).
Mission Control can be considered the temple to SSI’s religion, the hub, nerve center, or kernel of all project activity. Located in Durand 390, Mission Control houses work sessions and project storage. Note: keycode access is required to the room. For specific questions, contact MC Hammer: Austin Pineault. Meetings or work sessions can also be conducted in the conference room, Durand 393 (often available), or Durand 450 (with prior reservation through AA Department Office on the second floor of Durand).