Process

Day 1- We choose our project Day 2- Research Day 3- We attached the fins and researched Day 4- We worked on the parachute and researched Day 5- We researched (Dennis used the app) learned that the rocket has to be 200 - 240 g.  Day 6- We test launched our "prototype" and it launched to around 10 meters, but was only airborne for around 4 seconds. We worked on the cone and the parachute. Learned that we needed more mass to resist the air resistance, but not too much mass or it won't work. (possibly adding something to the cone/ parachute system etc.) So we have to work on the time it is in air and the parachute system Day 7- For the first time we tested our parachute system, the first time failed because the string got tangled. The second time was a success because we rearranged the strings. (Note: wind tangled the string a few times) Now we have to make a system that will shoot the parachute out when it begins to fall. Day 8- We tested our rocket and parachute system a few times. Day 9- Dennis rebuilt another parachute because the old one was broken. Then we made the parachute system in the rocket and the cone, all we need to do now is put the rocket together Cone- We built several ones first was 80 degrees but we needed a bigger one to put on top of the fins that ryan built so we made a 110 degreed cone. Day 10- Ryan put the rocket together and told Dennis(because he has flex) to fix the mini-fins on top because it wasn't evenly spread out and to test run it.