Team Prometheus Space Shot/Carmack Challenge

Because the Space Shot might have a chance of winning the Carmack Micro Prize we entered that contest today. Because of the timing factor with the FAA we might as well get it out there! The Micro Challenge would be a tasty tid-bit if no one else claims it before March 10th.

March,10 2012
Renegade I
An air launched 2 stage N to N rocket and spacecraft launched at 100,000ft from a zero pressure balloon.
This attempt will exceed 100,000ft from the launch altitude of 100,000ft

Launch site Matagorda Peninsula, Texas

Rocket mass: (including propellant) 128 lbs.
Length: 14 ft
Diameter: 4 inches
construction:
6061-T5 & carbon fiber

Spacecraft: fiberglass and aluminum
mass: 2.5 lbs
Mission: Experimental Data and Video recording

Recovery:
Splash down recovery of booster:
Drogue and main via Featherweight Altimeters Raven 2
Splash down recovery of spacecraft:
Drogue and main via Featherweight Altimeters Raven 2

Search aircraft and boat recovery.

Avionics:
Booster:
2 Big Red Bee HP 2-Meter APRS Transmitters with integrated GPS high altitude Trimble Lassen IQ GPS chipset 5 watts of transmission power on 144.390 Mhz

Spacecraft:
2 Big Red Bee HP 2-Meter APRS Transmitters with integrated GPS with Greg Clark "Bee Sting" Ignition System and programming.
4 Featherweight Raven II Altimeters for staging and accelerometer data with Adrian Adamson programing.

400 Hz axial accelerometer, +/- 70 Gs
200 Hz lateral accelerometer, +/- 35 Gs
250 G single-axis accelerometer available as an option
20 Hz Baro data
20 Hz voltage on each of the 4 deployment outputs
40 Hz output current
20 Hz high-precision temperature sensor
20 Hz for All flight events used for deployment logic.
Accelerometer calibrations used during the flight
8 minutes of high-rate data+ 45 minutes for flight.

2 Gopro HD video cameras and 2 gumstix 720p cameras

Rocket motors:
Cesironi Technologies PRO-X High Power Rocket Motors CTI N5800
Total impulse: 40kns

Balloon:
Raven Industries Zero Pressure (Mark Caviezel Strato-X)
Polyethylene monolayer
Balloon volume 170,000 cft
Lifting gas: Hydrogen

Launch platform:
Launch rail: Aluminum 20ft antenna section
900 Mhz 20 watt video transmitter for live video
Thomas Scherrer (Copenhagen Suborbitals) Long Range UHF remote control 7 watts
Wheel antenna 900 Mhz video and data downlink
Omni whip for remote downlink

Mission control:
Location: Matagorda Peninsula, Texas
3 meter parabolic tracking antenna (Stewart Lilley) uplink
DIY Drones ground station with on screen display of logistics and tracking of the balloon platform
2 Gopro HD video cameras
100ft J pole 2 Meter antenna

Additional tracking:
Launched 45 min. after main event
800g Kaymont weather balloon
Argent Data systems (Scott Miller) tracker II digipeater
J pole antenna (Roger Harkiss)

The build up will be as we go on http://www.teamprometheus.org

Monroe, is this the rocket you mentioned on the N-Prize forum that you will test launch at LDRS?

Sorry, there wont be any more debating or information given on this project other than what you will soon see on the website. This is our project and I've got too much work to do to field hypothetical questions or options. We are set and the plan is in action. Team Prometheus and Aeronautic Enterprises have too much going on for me to waste any time.
I may give an interview and I might show up here once in a while but it's just to serious to chatter about now. You can follow the progress on the website and I'll give updates after LDRS and BALLS.
NSE-6 is an integral part of this mission and I'll give a profile of that mission when we complete it. But the time for idle chit chat is over. I'm involved in another project in Iowa as well as the ANEI rocket so I'm all tied up.
Other team members may chit chat with you (I'm going to advise against it) but I don't have anymore time for it. It's time to put up and shut up, I just cant be available anymore. It's to complex to explain to anyone's satisfaction anyway. Besides I cant detail the rocket business for you that you have to do on your own. It's not personal anymore it's business.
It could have been different but it's not and now the loop is closed. I wont be interested in chit chat at LDRS either unless it's for an interview I wont be answering any questions I've got work to do and if your not involved with our project stay back! I've had enough. If I'm out walking the flight line that's fine but otherwise please leave me alone.

Monroe

I like everybody here at the space fellowship and I wish everyone godspeed. Surely you understand.

I think all you had to say was "yes" or "no" to answer my question.

daymn

Now I can answer your question. No

Monroe

I'm headed down to the coast to try and make arrangements for a static test of the Q motor today. We are also going to haul boat #2 out of the water in dry dock to have the bottom painted. Going to change one of the props on boat #1 and make a trip out to Matagorda.
Truck #1 busted the clutch line or something and I'm going to fix that. Truck #2 is out of commission at the moment I'm going to have to pull one of the heads and see what's wrong with it. I'm also going to look for a barge we can put our crane on (hopefully salvage one) so we don't have to pay a barge every time we want to get equipment to Matagorda.
I'm looking forward to getting the mission control trailer out there and being able to get materials out there to pour concrete for the launch pad and a bunker near the pad. As well as the Antenna mounts.
When I get back I'll update the website with photo's as if anybody care's about the hard work part of the project.
I'll get to work on the UltraCruiser aircraft when I get back and the test grain for the Q motor.
I don't particularly like flying in a small plane but I've got no other choice as the one guy doing most of the work. But at least I wont have to deal with traffic anymore.

Monroe

How'd the Q test go? Did you get to run it?

TM, I went down there to secure permission to run a test and have local authority support. Not to do the test. I did make arrangements however and we can run a test. Now I can finish preparations for that here.
I did get Truck #2 repaired and it's running good. We got boat #2 out of the water and in dry dock. They found a few spots that needed repair nothing major so we are letting them do that. The boat should be painted and back in the water Thurs. That paint cost $81 per gallon and it was $40 an hour labor.
Boat #1 I did not finish plumbing the gunwales that go below deck to the over the side port so we had about a foot of water in the bilge and the solar panel that powers the bilge pump battery failed.
So I fixed that and pumped out the bilge after we get #2 back in the water #1 will get hauled out and repainted.
Tomorrow I plan to pull the head on truck #1 and get that figured out and take a look at the aircraft plans. Did not make it out to Matagorda due to work done on boat #1 and running out of time.

Got the bulk of what needed to be done, done. Successful trip!

Monroe

Q motor casing and nozzle.

Monroe

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Any updates?

Nope, no FAA clearance. Sooner or later we will get things set up and when we do things will get done more regularly. Still developing realtions with the FAA and developing the Matagorda site. We have some other stuff going on with guidance and making progress there. It takes more time than I want it to, to get things going. We will eventually have what we need, until then it's two steps forward one step back. I'm not concerned I'm making progress that's all I really care about. We will prevail one way or another in time.

Monroe