Spring Grove Rocketry
"It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet"
-Wernher von Braun
Link to our Product Design and Development Article:
http://www.pddnet.com/articles/2015/04/high-school-rocket-scientists-blast-nasa
http://www.pddnet.com/articles/2015/04/high-school-rocket-scientists-blast-nasa
April 9th, 2015
This week we traveled to Huntsville, Alabama to compete in the Student Launch Competition. As of Thursday we have passed all pre-safety briefings and inspections and are ready to launch this coming Saturday. We are having a good week and have gotten to tour numerous locations at The Marshall Space Flight Center. We are ready to launch this coming Saturday and look forward to the opportunity to compete.
This week we traveled to Huntsville, Alabama to compete in the Student Launch Competition. As of Thursday we have passed all pre-safety briefings and inspections and are ready to launch this coming Saturday. We are having a good week and have gotten to tour numerous locations at The Marshall Space Flight Center. We are ready to launch this coming Saturday and look forward to the opportunity to compete.
Launch Week
We will be traveling to Huntsville, Alabama and the Marshall Space Flight Center to compete in the overall competition the week of April 6th and launch on April 11th. Both high school and university teams will be competing on this date. We are very excited for this opportunity with NASA and are ready to compete. For those wanting to watch that cannot make it in real life, Student Launch is open to the
public viewing and will be covered live on NASA Television, as well as
Marshall’s UStream and Twitter accounts:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc
https://twitter.com/NASA_Launchfest
The plan is to launch around 12-2 PM eastern time on April 11th as college teams will be launching in the morning.
Full-Scale Test Launch (Price, MD) (3/28/15)
On March 29th we traveled to Price, Maryland to launch our full-scale rocket for the second time. After constructing all major air-frame components and a working payload and electronics bay, it was time to test the rocket on the pad. Using a K-510 Classic Motor, the rocket weighed in at 23.2 pounds. We propelled the rocket with this motor to a height of 5,096 feet. This altitude was very close to our target altitude of a mile, and slight modifications will be done to ensure that the rocket reaches near a mile in height in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Educational Engagement Presentation to SGAMS
UPDATES
January 17th, 2015
On January 17th, the team traveled to Price, Maryland to test our two-thirds scale model of our rocket to be flown in Huntsville, Alabama in April. The rocket went up to 2,075 feet and 2,550 feet respectively on two separate launches. The rocket successfully deployed both the drogue and main parachutes and landed safely. Both launches were considered successful and we gathered some very good data from the launch. After this launch we officially closed the CDR portion of the NASA SL program and move on to the Final Launch Review which will be our last report before we head to Huntsville in April.
****Please scroll down to see some slow motion videos of this weeks launches!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UPCOMING LAUNCHES:
February 21st and 22nd - Price, Maryland with the Full--Scale Rocket
March 14th and 15th - Price, Maryland with the Full-Scale Rocket
April 6th-13th - NASA Launch Week in Huntsville, Alabama
January 17th, 2015
On January 17th, the team traveled to Price, Maryland to test our two-thirds scale model of our rocket to be flown in Huntsville, Alabama in April. The rocket went up to 2,075 feet and 2,550 feet respectively on two separate launches. The rocket successfully deployed both the drogue and main parachutes and landed safely. Both launches were considered successful and we gathered some very good data from the launch. After this launch we officially closed the CDR portion of the NASA SL program and move on to the Final Launch Review which will be our last report before we head to Huntsville in April.
****Please scroll down to see some slow motion videos of this weeks launches!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UPCOMING LAUNCHES:
February 21st and 22nd - Price, Maryland with the Full--Scale Rocket
March 14th and 15th - Price, Maryland with the Full-Scale Rocket
April 6th-13th - NASA Launch Week in Huntsville, Alabama
January 12th, 2015
The team is currently preparing for this weekend upcoming launch in Price, Maryland. We will be testing the new 3D printed fin bracket on the subscale flight. Pictures and video will be coming soon....
December 17th, 2014
On December 17th, the Student Launch Team gathered in the Spring Grove Area High School to present to numerous senators, representatives, government employees, and newspaper writers to discuss our project and spread the word on science and technology education. We discussed our seven foot long rocket that we plan to launch in Huntsville in April of 2015. We also showed them numerous displays, and large-scale rockets that we plan to launch in the coming months. Special thanks to The Engineering Society of York for their generous donation to our project!!!!! Only 5 months to go.
Go to http://www.yorkdispatch.com for more information on our rocket program from our local newspaper source.
Photo Credits to The York Dispatch
Go to http://www.yorkdispatch.com for more information on our rocket program from our local newspaper source.
Photo Credits to The York Dispatch
December 9th, 2014
This past weekend we traveled to Price, Maryland in hopes of launching our sub-scale model rocket that would test the stability and flight readiness of our full-scale rocket to be launched in Huntsville in April. After losing to Mother Nature on Saturday, we came back Sunday even more determined to make a good weekend out of the trip. We began by prepping the parachutes, electronics bay and motor to launch the rocket. As we finished and prepared to launch the rocket, we were happy to get our first large scale rocket launch of the year in the air. On its path upwards, the rocket remained stable, and carried a straight path, but after a wind gust caught the rocket, the rocket ended up in a small patch of trees in a large corn-field. Needless to say we landed "the needle in the haystack". Since we gathered no data, as the rocket is still stuck in the tree, but we plan to build yet another sub-scale rocket to launch again, while beginning work on the full-scale to prepare for Alabama. Keep checking back for more updates in the project.........
This past weekend we traveled to Price, Maryland in hopes of launching our sub-scale model rocket that would test the stability and flight readiness of our full-scale rocket to be launched in Huntsville in April. After losing to Mother Nature on Saturday, we came back Sunday even more determined to make a good weekend out of the trip. We began by prepping the parachutes, electronics bay and motor to launch the rocket. As we finished and prepared to launch the rocket, we were happy to get our first large scale rocket launch of the year in the air. On its path upwards, the rocket remained stable, and carried a straight path, but after a wind gust caught the rocket, the rocket ended up in a small patch of trees in a large corn-field. Needless to say we landed "the needle in the haystack". Since we gathered no data, as the rocket is still stuck in the tree, but we plan to build yet another sub-scale rocket to launch again, while beginning work on the full-scale to prepare for Alabama. Keep checking back for more updates in the project.........
OCTOBER 23rd, 2014 "NASA IS BACK"
Earlier this year, we submitted our proposal to NASA to once again be reinstated to the NASA Student Launch Program. We are excited to tell you that we have been selected to compete in the prestigious program and are one of only eight high school teams from across the country to compete. This year, we will have to work even harder in hopes of bringing home the hardware as National Champs of altitude as we compete to be the closest rocket to reach the mile mark. We have a lot of work ahead of us and will be updating the website as we receive information and begin work on our planned 4 inch rocket for this year. Congrats to the whole team, and we look forward to your support.
Below we will be providing updates from our entire launch season in 2014 and 2015.......
Earlier this year, we submitted our proposal to NASA to once again be reinstated to the NASA Student Launch Program. We are excited to tell you that we have been selected to compete in the prestigious program and are one of only eight high school teams from across the country to compete. This year, we will have to work even harder in hopes of bringing home the hardware as National Champs of altitude as we compete to be the closest rocket to reach the mile mark. We have a lot of work ahead of us and will be updating the website as we receive information and begin work on our planned 4 inch rocket for this year. Congrats to the whole team, and we look forward to your support.
Below we will be providing updates from our entire launch season in 2014 and 2015.......