Over this past weekend our NASA Student Launch Team launched Apis II for the third and last time before competition day in a few weeks. With an apogee of 5,278 feet we came within less than 10 feet within our goal of 1 mile! The flight was an overall success with no recovery or flight issues. All that’s left to do now is paint the rocket, and wait for competition day!
Loading the payload
The team with Apis II
Loading Apis II onto the launch rail
The team heading out to recover the rocket
The Nosecone and Rover section were recovered safely!
The Booster Section was recovered safely!
Here is a slow-motion video of the flight in all its glory:
