Aston AstroSoc

03/05/2016

To follow what we're doing on Twitter, please follow http://www.twitter.com/ARTechsys

27/04/2016

If you'd like a society t-shirt, please do let us know! It comes custom embroidered with your name, Lancer I mission patch and a title of your choice (likely society member). Let us know size and colour (white or navy blue) as well. Price between £23 and £26. Deadline is this Friday (29th).

23/04/2016

Final presentation and electronics report coming together!

Working hard on the weekend for the final push and project presentation in the new week. Thomas fuelling up.

20/04/2016

Payload testing successful! Got another batch on the way tomorrow.

19/04/2016

Today we began integration of our electronics into the airframe and started prep to make it flight worthy: evaluating rigging points and sensor mountings.

Tomorrow we're conducting a second long range test and several hours in the freezer!

15/04/2016

As development on our flight computer for Lancer I continues, we sorted out a mission patch!

12/04/2016

Extra test photos

12/04/2016

Payload test on campus working perfectly!

10/04/2016

After a weekend and a bit of solid blood/sweat/caffeine we have a working avionics system!

08/04/2016

T-7 minutes to SpaceX CRS-8 launch to the ISS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pUAydjne5M

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Dragon spacecraft to low Earth orbit to deliver critical cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA. Sp...

08/04/2016

Revision 1 of the Lancer avionics board is 99% finished. Onto testing, then finishing final software implementation this weekend.

06/04/2016

Our boards showed up! Not long until the demonstration deadline