Project Home Five members from all three teams and several adults again traveled to the Fulton launch site on Saturday, January 19. It was cold (35f), but clear and sunny, with wind under 5 mph. The wind picked up a little toward the end of the launch. We used the 7ft launch rail for the red and yellow rockets, and the 6ft launch rod for the special rocket. We had some successful launches and all rockets were recovered. The field was very muddy. Objectives Team 13254 wanted to see if the extension made their yellow rocket stable. Team 13255 wanted to see if their extension and added weight would lower their altitude. Team 13256 wanted to see if their special rocket would work.   Lessons

The extensions on the red and yellow rocket seemed to work, but may have created the wobble if not centered. Team 13256 special rocket didn't work well. They need a new design. The added weight worked to bring down team 13255's altitude. Their target weight should be 393g. Team 13255 needs to work on getting the streamer to deploy. We had some igniters from the E20 package fail. We might try some Quest igniters. We need to angle the launch rail even in light wind. No eggs were broken.

Launches

Altimeter Data (Excel format)

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