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Successful Rocket Launch In Argonia, Seungyou Cho Apr 2024

Successful Rocket Launch In Argonia, Seungyou Cho

SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days

The object of launching the PK-56 (The name of the kit) rocket is how to take off and land safely using the parachute deployment. To inspect the engineering process, I tried to get an L1 certification from Tripoli Rocketry Association who is judging whether the rocket was flying stable. This consisted of building the structure, deployment system, engine system, anddesigning process. The most important thing was to read the instructions thoroughly, and to build a safe rocket.

Since launching high-power rockets needs a comprehensive understanding of those processes, I tested with small rocket with a motor that impulses 1.26 N …