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The Recovery Subteam is responsible for the successful retrieval of the rocket. It is tasked with designing and creating parachutes and ensuring parachute deployment during flight occurs without issue.
The Recovery Subteam is responsible for the successful retrieval of the rocket. It is tasked with designing and creating parachutes and ensuring parachute deployment during flight occurs without issue.
SA Cup Parachutes
SA Cup Parachutes
The Recovery Sub team has been sewing our own custom parachutes for years and has been continuously improving our designs and processes. In the 2023-24 SA Cup competition, our Main used an Extended Skirt design and Drogue parachute used a Disk-Gap-Band design. For this year's competition, we will be using a new parachute design for our Drogue and Main.
The Recovery Sub team has been sewing our own custom parachutes for years and has been continuously improving our designs and processes. In the 2023-24 SA Cup competition, our Main used an Extended Skirt design and Drogue parachute used a Disk-Gap-Band design. For this year's competition, we will be using a new parachute design for our Drogue and Main.
Inflated SAC 2024 Drogue Parachute
SAC 2024 Drogue Parachute recovery
SAC 2024 Main parachute
Deployment
Deployment
For the 2024 SA Cup recovery systems, there we had a traditional dual bay dual deployment architecture. Our 2024 High Alt Rocket was a two-stage, dual-deployment configuration. To separate the rocket, we use black powder ejection charges connected to commercial altimeters.
For the 2024 SA Cup recovery systems, there we had a traditional dual bay dual deployment architecture. Our 2024 High Alt Rocket was a two-stage, dual-deployment configuration. To separate the rocket, we use black powder ejection charges connected to commercial altimeters.
2024 Ejection Charge Testing
2024 Recovery Avionics Bay
2024 SA Cup Main Parachute
High Altitude Parachutes
High Altitude Parachutes
2023 High Altitude Parachutes
The recovery sub-team manufactured parachutes for the 2024 High-Altitude Rocket. The Main was a 7ft Extended Skirt (seen on the left) and 1ft Disk-Gap-Band (seen below).
The recovery sub-team manufactured parachutes for the 2024 High-Altitude Rocket. The Main was a 7ft Extended Skirt (seen on the left) and 1ft Disk-Gap-Band (seen below).
Recovery Lead: Mackenzie Steiner (@stei2019@umn.edu)
Recovery Lead: Mackenzie Steiner (@stei2019@umn.edu)
Would you like to attend a meeting? Check out the team calendar to find out when the next one is!
Would you like to attend a meeting? Check out the team calendar to find out when the next one is!
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