NASA Tests New Ride for Science Studies from Wallops

[lakeroadster]

These would make for a couple of nice scratch builds.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2023/nasa-tests-new-ride-for-science-studies-from-wallops

 

[cls]

four inch diameter means we could make a full size model. bodacious fins on that Orion motor!

 

[lakeroadster]

four inch diameter means we could make a full size model. bodacious fins on that Orion motor!

"One payload has a four-inch diameter and is 71 inches long while the other has a nine-inch diameter and is 83 inches long."

Pretty sure the payload is 4"... not the body of the rocket.

 

[rharshberger]

"One payload has a four-inch diameter and is 71 inches long while the other has a nine-inch diameter and is 83 inches long."

Pretty sure the payload is 4"... not the body of the rocket.

Body of the rocket is .35m or 1.14 feet according to Astonautix, a 1/3 scale would be right around 4.0512" close enough to 4" airframe.

 

[CalebJ]

I read the thread title as 'new ride for science students'. Kind of a let down realizing my mistake.

 

[tsmith1315]

"One payload has a four-inch diameter and is 71 inches long while the other has a nine-inch diameter and is 83 inches long."

Pretty sure the payload is 4"... not the body of the rocket.

It's not worded very well. I assume the 4"/9" dia refers to the small cylinders, while the 71"/83" refers to the overall lengths in front of the motor.

 

[MClark]

I have 9” tube in the shop.
Doesn't everyone?

 

[tsmith1315]

I have 9” tube in the shop.
Doesn't everyone?

No, but I do have tubes to do the motor with both payloads in ~½ scale...

 

[rharshberger]

It's not worded very well. I assume the 4"/9" dia refers to the small cylinders, while the 71"/83" refers to the overall lengths in front of the motor.

iirc the Astronautix wiki on the Orion sounding rocket said it used a Hawk missle motor.

 

[lakeroadster]

It's not worded very well. I assume the 4"/9" dia refers to the small cylinders, while the 71"/83" refers to the overall lengths in front of the motor.

It states payload, so by default, it is not referring to the propulsion section.

Just looking at the photo of the payload section on the cart, the base of the nose cone looks to be about 4" ish.

 

[tsmith1315]

iirc the Astronautix wiki on the Orion sounding rocket said it used a Hawk missle motor.

Thanks for that!

 

[cls]

Motor specs
ttp://www.astronautix.com/o/orionengine.html

1.14 ft diameter, 5.9 ft length, 13kN thrust for 32 seconds

I think that's for the first Hawk motor, M22E8.