The team started an analysis of the failure at the site. Seemed like an
airframe failure to me. It seemed to be pitching almost immediately off the
pad, and the acceleration was high for a rocket of that size. Perhaps the
airframe folded between the fuel and oxidizer tanks. However, one of the tanks
showed a failure.
I’m sure there will be a bunch of ground video on YouTube.
Richard
On May 8, 2018, at 12:48 PM, Kurt Gugisberg <kurtgug@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wonder what the weak point was in the rocket to cause it to break up at
Mach 1?
Kurt
On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 11:07 AM, Richard Dierking <applerocketry@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:applerocketry@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Here’s a link to an announcement from the Mars Society regarding the launch
at FAR last weekend.
A remarkable effort by the UCLA Rocket Team.
FAR-Mars Society Student Rocket Launch Contest Held in Mojave - The Mars
Society - The Mars Society
<http://www.marssociety.org/far-mars-society-student-rocket-launch-contest-held-in-mojave/>
Richard Dierking
