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Booster 7
2025
Abstract
The booster project began in its planning and management phase where product requirements and team member roles were delegated as well as a timeline established. The design phase included CFD and electronics simulations and prototyping to ensure proper data collection and aerodynamic stability during flight along with accommodating sizing constraints for each payload. Construction was mainly spent fabricating 3D printed structural components and ensuring proper alignment of fins to ensure real flight stability. The avionics suite was also implemented during this time after rigorous testing. Demonstration included presenting the capabilities of the booster to meet product functionality requirements and an actual flight.
Project Details
Project Requirements: The booster must be capable of successfully launching and deploying a payload above 100m and safely descend to be recovered and rearmed for launch within an hour of recovery for subsequent launches with three different payloads in total. This booster must be designed, constructed, and demonstrated within a deadline of 3 months and with a budget of $1250.
FAA Requirements: An unlicensed class 1 model rocket must be used has a mass of less than 1500 grams, is made of wood, paper, or breakable plastic, uses a commercially available motor, and has no more than 125 grams of propellant.
Project Objective
Safely deliver a payload above 100 meters by designing a recoverable, reusable booster and launch infrastructure, using commercially available products within a budget of $1250, by 4 students in a 3-month period.
Mission Needs
Boost and deploy a payload at or above the target altitude (100m) and recover the entire booster in a reloadable state.
