Students from the AGH Space Systems team have successfully tested the first experimental rocket created entirely at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. The rocket reached the assumed ceiling of one thousand meters, and in the future it will allow to conduct experiments in space.
Rocket launch was held at the training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie during the nationwide event "Experimental Rocket Flights", organized by the Polish Rocket Society.
"The AGH Space Systems team\'s launch on the largest training ground in Poland ended up with the rocket reaching the assumed ceiling of one thousand meters, after which the rocket safely descended by parachute. The flight was fully automated and communication with a remote ground station was maintain at all times" - reported the AGH spokesman Bartosz Dembiński in a release sent to PAP.
In future launches, the two-meter rocket may rise to an altitude of several tens of kilometres. In the near future it will allow to carry out various experiments in space.
"The main advantage of the rocket is its low mass - 4.5 kg - which was achieved through the use of carefully selected materials (such as Kevlar and fibreglass). Tested rocket BETA is equipped with a special module, which can be adapted to different cargo sizes. An important element of the design is also a universal mounting system that allows to fit complex equipment to carry out scientific research and experiments" - reads the AGH release.
The students emphasized that the rocket launch was the culmination of several months of their intensive work and a return to the history of the first Polish rockets, started 50 years ago at AGH by the pioneer of Polish astronautics - Prof. Jacek Walczewski.
Film coverage of the "Experimental Rocket Flights" in Drawsko Pomorskie is available on the website.
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