Introduction Growing up I really liked swings. I liked to pump the swing up as high as I could go. Young me would always try to go over the top pole for a full 360 degree swing. Unfortunately, I never went fast enough and the chain link arms, holding the seat to the pole, would…
Nehar Haesh Overview This series will cover my dive into astronomy and astrophotography. It will serve as a more real time companion to the astrophotography pages. These wont be the only astrophotography blog posts but will be the ones where I want to talk about a concept, technique, or skill. It will be an irregular series…
Test Stand Rollout This is the fifth and final part in a series about UB SEDS rolling out a test stand to support our in-house propellant program. In this part we validate the test stand using a motor characterize by the manufacturer. Part 1 – Smoke Test Part 2 – Backboard Test Part 3 – Structural Test Part 4…
Test Stand Rollout This is the fourth part in a series about UB SEDS rolling out a test stand to support our in-house propellant program. In this part we test the test stand’s electronics. Part 1 – Smoke Test Part 2 – Backboard Test Part 3 – Structural Test Part 4 – Electronics Test Part 5…
Test Stand Rollout This is the third part in a series about UB SEDS rolling out our test stand to support our in-house propellant program. In this part we test the test stand’s structure. Part 1 – Smoke Test Part 2 – Backboard Test Part 3 – Structural Test Part 4 – Electronics Test Part 5…
Test Stand Rollout This is part 2 in a series covering UB SEDS’s roll out of a test stand to support our in-house propellant program. Part 1 – Smoke Test Part 2 – Backboard Test Part 3 – Test Stand Structural Test Part 4 – Test Stand Electronics Test Part 5 – Test Stand Final…
Test Stand Rollout Over the last year, UB SEDS has been mixing our own solid rocket propellant and built a test stand in house. This five part series will cover different tests while we were rolling out the test stand. The test in this post was our first burn, but since then we have run several…
