The gang got the first inner helium cell for the Ellipse airship complete. The vehicle will use four. Will did a test inflation with air. it just fits in the room.
Author: Administrator
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MiniQuad Test Rocket Engine Overview
Video! https://youtu.be/I_gYJeUCjXA
This is a quick walk through of our MiniQuad rocket engine. It’s just 14 inches long, but it’s the next step.
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Airship Helium Cells
Yesterday we cut and marked film for the Ellipse airship helium cells. The next step will be joining the panels.
This is what the inner helium cells will look like when done. This is an inner cell for the Ascender 36 airship. The Ellipse airship will have four.
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Airship Launch Timelapse Video
Ascender 9 Inflation, Prep and Launch Timelapse. On YouTube:
https://youtube.com/shorts/TgN-6w4KAE8?feature=share…
Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!
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Sub Update
Yesterday we got the last of the skid ballast weights installed in the sub. It’s a relief. The weights took a lot longer to drill and mount than we thought. Now on to remounting all the underside systems.
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Making Parts
New Video! https://youtube.com/shorts/2Ew30bo2TgQ?feature=share…
Sometimes you need to let the robots do the work.
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Space Kitten Christmas on the Moon!
Space Kitten Christmas edition Mug!!! The perfect Christmas gift for the spacer in your life! (and for you too!)
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Ellipse Airship Update
Today the team installed the air beam leading and trailed structure inside the Ellipse airship. On the test fit we did before the air beam did not have the pressure cell inside. This time was with the complete structure.
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New Mission Video
This is the mission video that the payload builders and other mission participants get after the flight. This was a big mission set. Great views of on board, burst, chute deployment, and the descents.
