(Venus Atmospheric Student Team) V.A.S.T. (Venus Atmospheric Student Team)

Primary Objectives Measure dynamic pressure Temperature Velocity to pinpoint exact altitude Survive through sulfuric acid clouds and slightly beyond

Design A Aerodynamic torpedo-like design. Easily breaks through cloud layer Hollow core to house measuring equipment Design volume: 29.02 in³ with new mass limit

Design B Bullet-like design Aerodynamically balanced Sacrificial layers Hollow interior core for instruments Design volume: 5.188 in³ with original dimensions

FOM Weights

Final Design

Instruments Used Pressure Transducer (Pitot Probe) Thermocouple Accelerometer Instruments Used

Suggested Materials (able to withstand sulfuric acid) Tantalum - alloy friendly – Melting point of 2996.0˚C Durinet – lightweight – 0.289 lb/in³ Hasteloy B – 0.333 lb/in³

Team Members and Positions Trevor Montgomery- Project Manager Alex Johnson-Systems Engineer, Team A leader William Orman- Team B leader Caleb Wozniak- General Research Jonathan Kirsch- Materials Research Sean Goodman- Instruments Research Courtney Johnson- Dimensional Analyst Lindsay Boonarkat- Dimensional Analyst & mission patch designer

Issues to Solve Unknown atmospheric composition Rate of decay of outer shell

Q and A