Tag Archive: 0.35m

Aug 09 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 5

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Mission Dispatch

Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman make a final test flight while launch controllers treat it as a full dress rehearsal to ensure all aspects of the mission are ready for a booster ignition on the following attempt

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Aug 02 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 4

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Mission Dispatch

Flight Officers Tedman and Aldeny fly another carry/release mission aiming to deploy at a greater pitch angle, which will require the rocket to use its flight computer to decide on its own when to release

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Jul 31 2018

Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 7 (Mystery Goo Study)

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Mission Dispatch

The first payload of live organisms was carried aboard this rocket. The mystery goo was exposed both inside and outside of the high radiation region. Unfortunately, the samples failed to be returned safely to the surface

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Jul 30 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 3

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Mission Dispatch

After numerous delays, Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman perform more release testing to see if they can get the rocket to pitch up closer to the 85° nominal ascent angle as it flies free of the aircraft

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Jul 20 2018

Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 6 (Radiation Field Study 7)

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Mission Dispatch

In order to possibly help lend credence to various theories on the hazardous radiation region above Kerbin, this rocket is sent up in the middle of the night cycle as opposed to our usual daytime launches

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Jul 12 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 2

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Mission Dispatch

Flight Officers Tedman and Aldeny perform another carry and release flight to see how the rocket reacts to being deployed far from level flight and closer to its initial ascent angle

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Jul 10 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 1

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Mission Dispatch

Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman begin to test the feasibility of launching a rocket from the top of a Deuce while in flight, starting with the smallest of the Progeny rockets

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Jul 07 2018

Low-Altitude Science Survey 35

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Mission Dispatch

Crews take a 2,000km+ journey to gather meteorological data over Zone 6-7DD, an area of open water not yet researched by balloon flight and the furthest yet from KSC

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Jun 20 2018

Progeny Mk6 Block II Flight 1 (Radiation Field Study 6)

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Mission Dispatch

The debut flight of the powerful Block II version of the Mk6 sets out to see if its design proves capable of reaching space and possibly exploring a new region if it can pass through the hazardous radiation found above the planet

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Jun 13 2018

High-Altitude Science Survey 44

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Mission Dispatch

The development of a strong storm gives short notice to crews to head out and release a balloon but luckily they have one on hand to send up over Site Q3P-010 for the Field Research Team

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