Rebel Rockets-Day 1

I think we got a lot done for the first day of our project. We need to work more on organization. Meeting up with everyone was kind of a hassle in the morning, but once we all got together we worked pretty well considering none of us have worked together in one group before. We should probably finish buying the materials for our rockets tomorrow and we need to keep the receipts so that we can split up the charges between all of us at the end. The tubes we constructed today were alright; they weren't completely cylindrical but they will do. Hopefully they will dry uniformly.

-Christian

I think today was a good first day. It got off to a rocky start since we didn't really know what we were doing or meeting, but once we got together things started working out pretty well. We got to building and started a little bit with the math and it seems like it's going well. Our first rocket was horrible, but the next two looked pretty good, we'll see how they dry tomorrow. We still got some stuff to figure out though, we need some more supplies, but that can be taken care of tomorrow. I think we're off to a good start.

-Mike B.

The day started off poorly. We had trouble meeting up, but once we ll got together, we were able to work. We spent the morning getting the supplies we would need for the day. We then began the process of making the rockets. It started rocky. The first rocket we created was not very stable or straight. after this, we were able to create a new rocket that was much better. we then coated it in glue. we created a second rocket, and coated that one in glue too. We then coated the first rocket in lacquer and are allowing that to dry overnight. We are then going to compare the two rockets. Whichever rocket we find works better, we will use as the basic outline for the future.

-Ben W.

The first day was the time that was needed to organize, get supplies, and plan the days to come. We did not start the day very well-organized, and had trouble meeting up at a certain spot to begin our project. But after the initial confusion we were off to get supplies. We got the majority of the things we needed without much trouble and preceded to the construction of the initial prototype. The first tube was not very stable and slightly misshapen as it was made without any definite premise for the actual crafting, but improvements were made on the second tube, which was then coated with glue and set out to dry overnight. Besides this, we researched the formula for the force of drag and considered how the different forces on the rocket would combine and interact. On the second day we plan to get the rest of the supplies and continue construction on the prototype with intents of soon having a completed model to base our efforts on in the future.

-Scott

The first day was primarily a learning experience for the construction of the rockets. After a couple of attempts at building the fuselage it became apparent that its structural integrity is far more dependent upon the application of glue and polyurethane than the amount of paper. The discussion about modeling the flight path centered primarily around the method for calculating the force of drag given the inconsistent thrust of the rocket. We will probably spend more time on the modeling after we've finished designing the rocket itself.

-Mike

In the first day we figured out what materials we needed for the rocket and where to get them. We were able to obtain most of the materials we needed for the first day so as to build the inital fuselage. Form there, we planned on what to do next and what other materials we needed. We aslo looked for calculations so we can determine the hieght of the rocket when we launch it and any other variables. We were able to find a formula for the force of drag as it will help us in determining the flight path of the rocket.

-Kushal