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If you'd like a society t-shirt, please do let us know!  It comes custom embroidered with your name, Lancer I mission pa...
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).

Final presentation and electronics report coming together!
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.

Payload testing successful! Got another batch on the way tomorrow.
20/04/2016

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

Today we began integration of our electronics into the airframe and started prep to make it flight worthy: evaluating ri...
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!

As development on our flight computer for Lancer I continues, we sorted out a mission patch!
15/04/2016

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

Extra test photos
12/04/2016

Extra test photos

Payload test on campus working perfectly!
12/04/2016

Payload test on campus working perfectly!

After a weekend and a bit of solid blood/sweat/caffeine we have a working avionics system!
10/04/2016

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

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

Revision 1 of the Lancer avionics board is 99% finished. Onto testing, then finishing final software implementation this...
08/04/2016

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

Our boards showed up! Not long until the demonstration deadline
06/04/2016

Our boards showed up! Not long until the demonstration deadline

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