Earlier this afternoon our mentor Jim along with some of our members traveled to Plant City in order to conduct our Ground Test before our launch tomorrow. We conducted three static ejection tests including: Drogue, Main Parachute, and Nosecone Parachute. All three tests were a success and allow us to move on to our full scale launch tomorrow!
Loading the Booster Section with the parachute for the ejection test.
Prepping the Booster Section to be loaded before testing.
A successful ejection test of the Nosecone and parachute from the Payload Compartment.
Moving on to the next section!
A look right after the charges set off and the separation is made.
Attaching the Nosecone to the Payload Compartment.
Our mentor Jim helping Ian and Jackson setup for testing.
Setting up the Nosecone and Payload Compartment for ejection testing.