Monday, May 2, 2011

First Launch Attempt

Our launch was successful in the fact that it actually was able to get in the air. We consider this a success because it didn't fall over or get stuck.

What was unsuccessful was that two of the fins broke off while in the air. Also, the parachute didn't come out when we were hoping it would. Because the parachute got stuck, our rocket wasn't able to stay up as long as we hoped.

The launch was very off from our prediction because it only stayed in the air for 3 seconds compared to our 10 seconds. Also, more things went wrong than went right with our launch.

Some improvement we intend to do include adding more duct tape over the fins so it will stay on, and attaching a stronger string to the cone and parachute so it will be able to come out a bit easier. 

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