Explorer Post 1010
Lockheed Martin Exploring Program
Lessons
 


We had a great year and learned some very good lessons.  Many of our members are leaving for college, but perhaps we can remember these lessons for next year.

Good

  • Building with standard parts proved to be valuable.  Team 1 was able to pull parts from several rockets to make a winning rocket.
  • Two teams at Nationals.
  • Seventh place overall.
  • Professional freeballing.
  • Tons of swag.
  • Teamwork and dedication -- all three teams
  • No CATOs.
  • Successful experiments with pyrotechnic ejection charges
  • Use of a timer for ejection by Team 2

Bad

  • Team 2 missed the Nationals.
  • Lawn dart of Team 2 backup rocket.
  • Some punks took one of our boosters at a local launch site.
  • Launching with seven minutes remaining in the launch window.
  • The trees kept eating our rockets.
  • Not being first.
  • Taking a soldering iron and large battery pack onto the launch field.
  • Never finishing the electronic rocket.
  • Wolfenstein wasted time.
  • Miss placed and damaged electronic parts.

Ugly

  • Cooking a croissant on the launch pad.
  • Greg throwing a croissant at other team.
  • Marcus going shirtless.
  • The Minnesota cow team.
  • The giant Texas flag

TARC 2009 here we come!

Copyright 2008 Lockheed Martin Exploring Program
Updated: May 21, 2008