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Project Goal: Develop a hybrid powered rocket compliant with Air Force safety directives and launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) to obtain trajectory data for NASA's UCAT program. Project Objectives:  Collaborate with the 45 th Space Wing to determine the optimal method of launching a hybrid rocket from CCAFS  Build rocket following method provided and launch  Construct ground support equipment necessary to facilitate a launch  Retrieve trajectory data from the rocket for use in NASA’s UCAT program 2

3 Fill System Slider Rail for Operational Test Fires o Made from excess aluminum C-Channel and 80/20 extruded launch rail. o Teflon spray allows for smoother movement and operations of Fill System o Held by C-Clamps for stability and alignment with thrust stand

4 The Gallows Fill lines and fill assembly tether o Designed to catch fill assembly after ejection from combustion chamber o Routes N20 and GOX fill hoses from tanks to fill assembly o Ground stakes and rope provide extra stability

5 Original rail removed during Panther 1 Replace with hanging rail system for Panther 2

 Basic stress: τ = F/A  Moments: M = F*d  We must calculate for a worst case scenario event of a full thrust maximum moment hang fire  Possible ANSYS analysis for 45 th Space Wing Certification 6

7 M out – Exit mach number P 0 – Combustion chamber pressure A * - Throat Area - Regression rate of fuel a, n – Constants inherent to fuel given by literature G ox – Oxidizer mass flux A port – Area “seen” by combustion A burn – Surface area of burning surface - Volumetric flow rate of fuel Solve above two equations to determine appropriate geometry of fuel grain, A port, A grain, and length

8 A port = 1.1 in 2 A burn = in 2 From regression eqns: Length of grain = in

 Shorter length to test mandril and mixing procedures 9 Fire goes through here Sunbeam mixer

10 Pro/E assembly Assembly held by assistant Mr. Atkinson Combustion Chamber Nitrous Tank and Vent Tube Thrust Stand adapter

11 Motor mounted on Thrust Stand Cool!

Two units each with 2 accelerometers and 1 gyroscope Housed in water tight container Data collected for UCAT program developed by FIT and NASA Figure 1: Three axis gyroscope Figure 2: Two axis accelerometer 12

Figure 3: Radio Modem from Digi Data transmitted using 2 radio modems Sensors save and transmit data using serial ports Data recorded on onboard memory and sent via radio frequency to the ground 13