(April 16, 2023)

• Spent the first night working with the recruits to prepare their L1 rockets

  • Drilled screw and vent holes

  • Packed parachutes

  • Ran flight simulations using the final mass of the rocket

  • Drilled motor delay charges (to time the parachute near apogee)

  • Assisted in mounting the sensor suite the recruits had designed

• At the launch site, I managed the recruits in assembling their rockets and getting them ready for inspection

• Assisted with Star Queen preparations for its first flight test.

  • Was in charge of arming the live and local video feed

  • Installed the air brake (which doubles as a body couple)

• Star Queen’s test flight was an overall success. The flight path was stable,

• Star Queen got stuck in some trees during this test

  • We could not recover the rocket ourselves since the trees were 50 feet tall.

  • The rocket could not be cut down since it would require at least a week to do the job. The farmer would then have to ship the parts to us. They would likely arrive after the end of the school year and would be damaged by rain.

• Star Queen II began construction after this test