University Student Launch Initiative Team Members Todd Esposito Patrick Lancaster Joleen Iwaniec Premo Ames II Jazmine Maru Jazmine Maru
Advanced Rocketry Workshop Bonneville Salt Flats
Todd Esposito Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
Before After Black Rock, Nevada
LEVEL 1LEVEL 2 Black Rock, Nevada
USLI is education outreach oriented Minimum 2 outreach events
Preliminary Design Review 100 Critical Design Review 150 Flight Readiness Review 150 Education Engagement 100 Website50 Successful flight and Recovery 200 Altitude150 Final Report100 Total:1000
5,280 ft Carry a student payload National CanSat program No bigger than a 12 fl oz soda can Mass no greater than 1 kg USLI requires a dual deployment recovery
Electronics in nose cone Air brake system Three fin design
G10 fiberglass Motor K560W by Aerotech 2,560 Newton seconds (thrust)x(burn time) 120 lbs of thrust 4.5 seconds of burn time
5 phases 5 phases Boost phase Coast phase Deployment of drogue chute at apogee Deployment of drogue chute at apogee Initial decent rate Approximately 60 ft/sec Deployment of main chute at 500 ft Slows approximately to less than 20 ft/sec Close and intact recovery
The team shall have a web presence maintained/updated throughout the period of performance that will be judged at random times throughout the year. No set guidelines for web presence in USLI rules book NASA MSFC will receive the required documents through website
Website (5%) Website updated PDR Far Exceeds Expectations5 Website updated CDR Far Exceeds Expectations5 Website updated FRR Far Exceeds Expectations5 Total (15)15Points (50): % of Website total10050
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