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IREC 2018 From June 18th, 2018 to June 24, 2018, the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team attended the 2018 Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
The team attempted to launch the new Theseus launch vehicle powered by the NP-915 Nova I hybrid rocket engine. |
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SRT-5 FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW On April 22nd, 2018, the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team presented the SRT-5 Flight Readiness Review (FRR). In the FRR, SRT-5 delivered material on the rocket's nominal flight, the engine's nominal performance, and the integration of ground systems, controls, and avionics.
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SET-VII On February 25th, 2018, the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team performed the seventh static engine test (SET-VII) of the NP-915 Nova I hybrid rocket engine in the test cell at the Rellis campus.
SET-VII both provided valuable new information about realistic chamber pressures and temperatures for the NP-915 Nova I engine during standard engine operation. |
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SRT-5 DESIGN REVIEW On December 2nd, 2017, the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team successfully presented the design of the new Theseus rocket and NP-915 Nova hybrid rocket engine to industry professionals and members of the Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA).
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ARROWMOON DISTRICT ROCKET DAY On October 14th, 2017, the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team supported the annual Cub Scouts of America Arrowmoon District Rocket Day.
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DAEDALUS SOLID LAUNCH On October 29th, 2016, the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team successfully launched the Daedalus rocket for its characterization flight under the power of a solid rocket engine in Waco, Texas.
Daedalus followed a nominal flight trajectory, and reached an apogee of ~8,800 ft AGL and maximum Mach number of ~0.7. |
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