The Phelps School Rocketry Team

2009-2010

Our NASA Student Launch Initiative Project Information:

Project Proposal

(Updated September 30, 2009) - Grant awarded by NASA October 22, 2009

PDR Flightsheet, Preliminary Design Review (PDR), PDR Powerpoint

(Updated December 4th, 2009)

CDR Flightsheet, CDR Mission Profile Chart, Critical Design Review (CDR) Report, CDR Powerpoint

(Updated January 20, 2010)

FRR Flightsheet, Flight Readiness Review (FRR) Report,

FRR Powerpoint

(Updated March 17, 2010)

(Some files Require Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or later)

See our story on CBS3! (aired September 24th, 2009)

Read about our team in the September 2009 issue of Philadelphia Magazine

Video of Full Scale test launch (right click to download, may require VLC player to play - get it here)

Photo Gallery

Thanks to all the teams that voted us Best Rocket!!!! It was stiff cometition and we are eternally grateful for your votes.

2009-2010 Pics

Getting ready to fly our 1/2 scale model.

Time to fly the full scale rocket! (May 20, 2010)

Waiting for countdown.

The moment we've been working towards! It went 5676 feet AGL!

SLI pics!!!

Group shot by an actual Saturn Motor.

An actual piece of the International Space Station.

We actually got to go inside!

Greg sitting at Mission Control.

Not everyone was on their best behavior. Nick and Mohammed couldn't help themselves in the Spare Shuttle Parts building.

SLI/USLI Rocket Fair

Hardware check at the hotel.

Rolling the main chute at the hardware check.

Group shot at the banquet.

Our rocket exits the pad. The angle is to account for the strong winds.

There goes "Papa Smurf".

.....and a safe recovery. We couldn't ask for anything more.

The team on launch day.

Never a dull moment, huh?

The guys met Jim Halsell, an astronaut who flew 5 missions, 3 as mission commander.

Mr. Kepner downloading data from the sensors after the SLI launch.

The team accepting the "Rocket Award" for best rocket for astetics and engineering! This award was given based on the votes by the competing teams

in SLI. We are extremely honored that the othere teams would vote to give us this incredible award. This is the pinacle that we were aiming for.

2009-2010 TARC Pics

(coming soon)

2008-2009 Pics

Team 2 at TARC 2009

Team 1 at TARC 2009

Waiting for our final round launch at TARC 2009

The scoreboard entering the final round. Phelps was in 10th place at the time.

What a sight, a full military color guard.

Our mascot

Checking alignment on the launch rod.

Team 2 waiting to launch at TARC 2009

Mr. Turansky demonstrating how to test for stability.

David F. checks his rocket.

Anxiously waiting......

Phelps is ready! We were the first launch of the day! Lucky #13 to boot.

What a launch!

Mr. Turansky checking the flight computer.

Chris' costume was a big hit (and hot). He was tired after a day of pictures. Chris now knows how it feels to work at Disney World.

Mr. Turansky always wanted to be an astronaut.

A video of Team 2 being announced at TARC as the first launch. You'll need to turn up the volume to hear the announcer.