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My name is Michael P. Green and it is my proud honor to announce the Project: Daedalus Sub-Orbital Hybrid Rocket Program.
Project: Daedalus is an attempt to become the first ever independent student organization to design and launch a sub-orbital sounding rocket. The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Chapter at the University of Central Florida (SEDS-UCF) has undertook this endeavor to increase knowledge about rocketry, increase advocacy about space exploration, and provide a feasible reusable launch vehicle for scientific projects and research in the long run. Our program consists of about 70 interdisciplinary engineering and science students.
This endeavor, while being quite ambitious, is a project we have each undertaken on our own time in order to gain valuable experience in the engineering field while conducting important scientific research. Our design consists of a hybrid (Nitrous Oxide/HDPE) single stage booster-dart launch vehicle with on-board video, telemetry and recovery systems. In the long run, we hope to design a low-cost, reusable launch vehicle to conduct sub-orbital scientific research for years to come. Current plans include the production of quarter-scale and full-scale hybrid motors, the launch of Daedalus III (full-scale vehicle launch to 250,000 feet in order to test electronics and communication systems) in late June/July 2009, and the launch of Daedalus IV (breaking the barrier of space) in December 2009. More about our project is available at https://www.projectdaedalus.com.
Project: Daedalus is also in an effort to educate students about engineering, aerospace, and rocketry through special advocacy and outreach programs with local elementary and high schools. Our outreach consists of three primary programs:
If you have any general questions about our project, our design, or sponsorship opportunities, feel free to contact me any time or visit our website at https://www.projectdaedalus.com. For frequent updates, please also follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectDaedalus.
Thank you in advance for your consideration,
Michael P. Green
Project: Daedalus Executive Director
[email protected]
https://www.projectdaedalus.com
Project: Daedalus is an attempt to become the first ever independent student organization to design and launch a sub-orbital sounding rocket. The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Chapter at the University of Central Florida (SEDS-UCF) has undertook this endeavor to increase knowledge about rocketry, increase advocacy about space exploration, and provide a feasible reusable launch vehicle for scientific projects and research in the long run. Our program consists of about 70 interdisciplinary engineering and science students.
This endeavor, while being quite ambitious, is a project we have each undertaken on our own time in order to gain valuable experience in the engineering field while conducting important scientific research. Our design consists of a hybrid (Nitrous Oxide/HDPE) single stage booster-dart launch vehicle with on-board video, telemetry and recovery systems. In the long run, we hope to design a low-cost, reusable launch vehicle to conduct sub-orbital scientific research for years to come. Current plans include the production of quarter-scale and full-scale hybrid motors, the launch of Daedalus III (full-scale vehicle launch to 250,000 feet in order to test electronics and communication systems) in late June/July 2009, and the launch of Daedalus IV (breaking the barrier of space) in December 2009. More about our project is available at https://www.projectdaedalus.com.
Project: Daedalus is also in an effort to educate students about engineering, aerospace, and rocketry through special advocacy and outreach programs with local elementary and high schools. Our outreach consists of three primary programs:
- Sponsoring a contest to high school students to design a scientific research project to be launched as a payload for our next launch. Students will have to submit a proposal for a self-contained research project that will record data at an altitude of up to 250,000 feet.
- Working through our sponsoring organization, The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS-UCF), to work with local elementary schools and community groups to have science-related and rocket building workshops, increasing interest in science and technology.
- Setting up presentations at local high schools in Florida to talk to their Junior/Senior students about our project and possible college/career opportunities within the STEM fields.
If you have any general questions about our project, our design, or sponsorship opportunities, feel free to contact me any time or visit our website at https://www.projectdaedalus.com. For frequent updates, please also follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectDaedalus.
Thank you in advance for your consideration,
Michael P. Green
Project: Daedalus Executive Director
[email protected]
https://www.projectdaedalus.com