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Travis Kallahar 2010/04/25 MiniSShot -Post flight   Rick Maschek, Barbara Bailey 2010/04/25 MiniSShot -Rocket launch   Rick Maschek 2010/04/25 MiniSShot - Pre-flight tests and setup   Rick Maschek and Barbara Bailey 2010/03/20 Phoenix test rocket   Knut Gangåssæter 2010/03/14 Sugar Shot to Space "handbill" to be distributed at promotional events   Rick Maschek 2010/02/07 As predicted, weather at the launch site on Feb.7th was rainy and windy,  clouds ceiling at about 500 feet (150 m.) bearing out the earlier decision to cancel the launch   Chris King 2010/01/31 Completed wiring of the avionics (Forward Bay)   Rick Maschek 2010/01/31 Completed casting of all 12 propellant grains   Rick Maschek 2010/01/31 These high quality decals will be mounted on the MiniSShot rocket   Richard Nakka 2010/01/31 Refurbishment of the Mid-bulkhead and Forward Bulkhead   Richard Nakka 2010/01/24 Forward avionics bay   Blair Nakka 2010/01/17 Lug fittings for “drop-away bands”. The lugs are designed to engage the rail launcher at the FAR site, and will be attached to metal bands that are designed to wrap around the rocket   John Newman 2010/01/03 Richard holding the two recovery body tubes (with nosecone)   Monroe King 2010/01/03 Photo showing the four couplers (nosecone coupler has o-ring installed)   Richard Nakka 2009/12/20 Refurbishment of the Nozzle   Andrew Nowakowski 2009/12/13 Mould for shaping the composite fins   Peter Kocalka 2009/11/29 Patch antenna for the telemetry system. The antenna measures 25x25 cm by 0.25mm thickness   Richard Nakka 2009/11/22 Two of the twelve ablative casting tubes needed for the propellant charges for the MiniSShot flight. The two tubes were "rough cast" using a centrifugal casting technique. The tubes will later be machined to the blueprint dimensions   Chris King 2009/11/15 On Saturday, Chris King flew the Chute Controller (CC) in the GHATR rocket. For this flight, the CC had an active primary role, to deploy the drogue chute and also the main chute (at 800 feet)   Monroe King 2009/11/08 Machining the couplers for the MiniSShot rocket   Rick Maschek 2009/11/08 Launchers at the FAR and RRS sites   Richard Nakka 2009/11/08 Mass reduction in Nozzle Ring   Rick Maschek 2009/11/08 Composite body tubes for payload and avionics compartments   Richard Nakka 2009/10/25 Hydrostatic pressure test   John Newman 2009/09/27 One section of the composite airframe tubing that will house the recovery system. The tubing was formed on a custom manufactured aluminum mandrel, and consists of 3 plies of carbon fabric totaling 0.035" (0.89mm) wall thickness   Richard Nakka 2009/09/20 "Pyro Separation Link" (PSL)   Chris King 2009/09/13 Chute Controller & Featherweight Parrot Flight   Hans Olaf Toft, Peter Vesborg 2009/09/13 Main computer flights   Andrew Nowakowski 2009/08/30 Rough-formed fin, consisting of carbon fabric skins over a structural foam core,  will next be trimmed and sanded to the required blueprint dimensions   Andre Alexandre Barbosa Stavrakas 2009/08/30 Vibration Sensor board   Andrew Nowakowski 2009/08/15 Fin core material (CoreCell) shaped to the required geometry of the fin. Carbon skins will be layered over both sides of the core   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 Motor test firing ProtoSShot Mark II Pre firing images Post firing images Videos   Chris King 2009/07/26 Transmitter beacon modules for the MiniSShot rocket   Chris King 2009/07/26 Chute Controller and Featherweight altimeter for GHATR test flights   Peter Kocalka 2009/07/26 Minisshot telemetry system   Rick Maschek 2009/07/19 Casting setup   Richard Nakka 2009/07/12 Completed motor parts, with thermal labels applied   Richard Nakka 2009/07/05 Completed Midbulkhead with liner   Andre Alexandre Barbosa Stavrakas 2009/07/05 Full system test of the vibration sensor, with operation being similar to that which would occur in the field. Vibration was simulated by shaking a table where the circuit was standing, with a sampling rate set at 200Hz and filtering was made digitally   Chris King 2009/07/05 Adjustable load cell mount for the static test rig. This new arrangement represents a significant improvement over the set up used for the two prior MiniSShot motor firings   Richard Nakka 2009/06/14 Installation of the stainless steel foil "thermal barrier" into the Aft motor casing   Rick Maschek 2009/05/31 Test firing of the "2-grain R&D motor" with a finocyl grain   Hans O. Toft 2009/05/31 Main Computer (MC) and Thermal Sensor boards   Richard Nakka 2009/05/31 6 casting tubes made of ablator material for the upcoming MiniSShot motor test firing   Rick Maschek 2009/05/24 Rick Maschek has cast two more finocyl grains for the second firing of the "2 grain" motor (modified Blast Tube Motor).   View of propellant grain with 3 "fins" removed, 3 in still in place   Richard Nakka 2009/05/24 Ablative tubes for upcoming MiniSShot motor test firing   Andre Alexandre Barbosa Stavrakas 2009/05/24 Sound analysis of the ProtoSShot motor firing using spectrum analysis software   Richard Nakka 2009/05/10 Final testing of phenolic based ablators   Rick Maschek 2009/05/10 Test firing of the Blast Tube Motor (BTM) with a monolithic finocyl grain   Richard Nakka 2009/05/03 Preparation of ablative specimens using phenolic resin   Rick Maschek 2009/04/11 Finocyl Grain Test   Richard Nakka 2009/03/22 Casing, nozzle, fins, bulkhead and liners for MiniSShot motor   Rick Maschek 2009/03/22 Cast grains with finocyl mandrel   Rick Maschek 2009/03/22 BTM phenolic tube specimen evaluation   Chris King 2009/03/15 Chute controller test   Rick Maschek 2009/03/15 Second test firing of the Blast Tube Motor (BTM)   Ed Romani 2009/02/22 Completed Delrin mandrel assembly   Grant Saviers 2009/02/22 Drilling and tapping on MiniSShot motor parts   Rick Maschek 2009/01/24 First test firing of the Blast Tube Motor (BTM)   Rick Maschek 2008/11/22 ProtoSShot Mark II motor static firing.   Rick Maschek 2008/09/21 ProtoSShot Short Stack Static Test   Richard Nakka 2008/09/16 The pressure transducer that will be used for the upcoming ProtoSShot "Short Stack" test underwent calibration in Richard\'s workshop   Chris King 2008/09/09 Load cell power supply box.   Rick Maschek 2008/09/02 Casting propellant   Richard Nakka 2008/07/27 Successfull hydrostatic proof-test of both motor casings for the ProtoSShot-M Mark II motor to a pressure of 1350 psi,   Rick Maschek / M. Campbell 2008/07/20 "Work in progress" Vibrating Table to be used in conjunction with the new Casting Apparatus   Richard Nakka 2008/06/23 Casing reinforcement   Rick Maschek 2008/04/26 ProtoSShot Mark I motor static firing.   M. Campbell 2008/04/09 Vacuum chamber testing of ejection charges.   Campbell, Maschek, Dougherty & Grado 2008/04/06 Cast propellant segments for the MiniSShot motor   R. Lev 2008/04/06 Completed nosecone   Richard Nakka 2008/04/06 Hydro-static proof testing of delay plug which is cast into place in the motor's midbulkhead.   Richard Nakka 2008/04/06 Hydro-static proof testing of delay plug which is cast into place in the motor's midbulkhead.   Richard Nakka 2008/03/28 RNX delay plug cast in place in the midbulkhead in preparation for hydro-static proof testing of the delay plug to occur in the near future   R. Lev 2008/03/28 Minisshot nosecone   Richard Nakka 2008/03/02 Midbulkhead removed from mould. White material is the ablative layer. The ablative will next be machined to blueprint dimensions.   Richard Nakka 2008/03/02 Nozzle with ablative coating on inlet zone machined to final blueprint dimensions.   Hans Toft 2008/03/02 Completed chute controller s/n 02 R. Lev 2008/03/01 Minisshot nosecone 114 Kb Hans Toft 2007/11/10 Chute controller board, partly built. 113 Kb R.Dormans 2007/11/10 Mid-bulkhead Shell (less ablative & delay plug) 109 Kb R.Dormans 2007/11/10 MiniSShot motor assembly 107 Kb R.Dormans 2007/11/05 Forward bulkhead trial fitted into motor casing (perfect fit). 108 Kb R.Dormans 2007/11/05 Nozzle trial fitted into motor casing (perfect fit). 132 Kb R.Dormans 2007/11/05 Forward bulkhead with pyrogen canister installed and pressure port fitting. 115 Kb A. Burns 2007/10/12 Finite element stress plot of Delay Plug under ultimate pressure load (1800 psi). 107 Kb A. Burns 2007/10/12 Finite element stress plot of Delay Plug under ultimate loading, view looking aft. 120 Kb A. Burns 2007/10/12 Finite element stress plot of Delay Plug under ultimate pressure loading, cutaway view. 197 Kb Richard Nakka 2007/09/27 Completed composite motor casings 93 Kb Richard Nakka 2007/08/01 Closeup of attachment holes in motor casing. 76.8 Kb T. Tuli 2007/08/01 Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU) circuit board, partially completed. 193 Kb B.W. Nakka 2007/08/01 Drilling nozzle attachment holes in motor casing. 109 Kb Richard Nakka 2007/08/01 Successful proof pressure test of motor casing to 1250 psi 118 Kb Richard Nakka 2007/08/01 Preparing motor casing for hydrostatic proof test to 1250 psi 62.6 Kb R. Dormans 2007/08/01 Motor parts: clockwise from lower left: Nozzle Ring, Nozzle Shell, Midbulkhead blank, Forward bulkhead 113 Kb R. Lev 2007/08/01 Nosecone wooden mould 105 Kb R .Lev 2007/08/01 Nosecone wooden mould 18 Kb R. Nakka 2007/08/01 Thermal liner for MiniSShot motor made from DeltaFlex 100.