1. ADEPT Sounding Rocket One Flight Test Overview
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Cassell, Alan M, Wercinski, Paul F, Smith, Brandon P, Yount, Bryan C, Ghassemieh, Shakib M, Nishioka, Owen S, Kruger, Carl E, Brivkalns, Chad A, Makino, Alberto, Wu, Shang C, Mai, Nghia N, McDaniel, Ryan D, Guarneros Luna, Ali, Williams, Joseph D, Hoang, Dzung T, Rowan, Richard L, Dutta, Soumyo, Korzun, Ashley M, Green, Justin S, Tynis, Jake A, and Karlgaard, Chris
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Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations - Abstract
On September 12th, 2018, a sounding rocket flight test was conducted on a mechanically-deployed atmospheric entry system known as the Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT). The purpose of the Sounding Rocket One (SR-1) test was to gather critical flight data for evaluating the vehicle's in-space deployment performance and supersonic stability. This flight test was a major milestone in a technology development campaign for Nano-ADEPT: the application of ADEPT for small secondary payloads. The test was conducted above White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on a SpaceLoft XL rocket manufactured by UP Aerospace. This paper describes the system components, hardware development campaign, test execution, and test conclusions.
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- 2019