Recovery

The Recovery subteam ensures that we retrieve our rocket in good condition after launch by designing and manufacturing the recovery hardware. This includes the parachutes, ejection systems, recovery harness, and recovery-specific internal structures. Recovery is also responsible for testing their own designs using, notably, a vacuum blast chamber and for testing other payloads on their High Altitude Balloon (HAB).

A typical Recovery member is

• Interested in parachutes (Manufacturing and Analysis)

• Interested in mechanical design 

• Enthusiastic about pyrotechnics and pressurized devices

• Not afraid to get their hands dirty!

• Creative and resourceful

Current Projects

• Research and Development of a 60k Ejection System 

• Research and Development of a reefing parachute system  

• Manufacturing our SRAD drogue and SRAD main parachutes

• Developing a Vacuum Blast Chamber for Pressurized and Explosive Testing

• Developing our Graphical User Interface for our Recovery Calculator 

• Designing, manufacturing and launching the team’s High-Altitude Balloon