Fred, Jimmy, and Kale examining the eletrical wiring of the rocket
Tristan (vehicle manager) is describing the reset mechanism to UMaine team
Nose cone which contains our wireless payload is being moved for final intergration
View of the aero spike engine
frame inside the nose cone that will hold our wireless payload
UMaine team principal investigator (Dr. Ali Abedi) standing by the nose cone of the rocket that contains our wireless payloads
Top view of the rocket before integration with nose cone.
side view of the rocket access points for plumbing
Fred is looking at the frame that will hold our payloads
Jimmy, Fred, and Kale mouting the payload boxes on the nose cone frame
mounted payloads
control center for the rocket test and launch
UMaine payload wires for reset and power up are being shown
Kale is examing the UMaine payloads reset wires
Kale and Jimy looking at the wiring for reset and power up
parachute hole in the side of rocket for safe landing
Kale and Fred soldering last wires to prepare for final integration
rocket control module
CSULB telemetry system
UMaine team preparing the payloads for final integration
UMaine WiSe-Net Lab payload designed by James Kanrr
CSULB CALVEIN lab, the night of final tests and integration
UMaine wires on top of recovery wires
UMaine label protected for the transport of rocket
Prof. Besnard, CSULB principal investigator and rocket designer examing the engine, while Dan Southard project manager is taking notes
Prof. Besnard looking at the rocket engine
Jimmy's final test was succesful, ready to integrate the payload
installing the parachute into the rocket side
tag up meeting at the night of final integration
CSULB telemtry system
UMaine payloads mounted on the frame
another view of our payloads mounted on a frame
Kale is preparing the pole for base station antenna
nose cone containing UMaine payloads is being connected to the rocket
Nose cone (payload) integration
Jimmy is holding the nose cone
nose cone is attached!
weighing the rocket
Fred is holding a bar to move the rocket
warpping the rocket for the transport to the launch site
Finally at the launch site in the middle of Mojave desert in California
Fred and Kale preparing the pole for the base station antenna close to the underground bunker
Jimmy is emulating an antenna for final adjustments of the bearing. Fred is on the phone with Kale who is at the launch pad beside rocket optimizing the signal reception
Fred asks Kale at the lanuch pad to reset the payload, while jimmy is adjusting the antenna pole.
Fred and Jimmy moving the rocket to the lanuch rail
UMaine label on the rocket
Jimmy, Fred, and Kale just finished mounting the base station antenna
Rocket is vertical now
Kale (proj manager), Jimmy (payload2 engineer), Ali (PI), and Fred (payload1 engineer) , UMaine team by the rocket few minutes before launch
UMaine team by the rocket before launch
final checks are completed by CSULB team
time to close the side doors
The much anticipated launch!
