Today we went to the Space Vehicle mock up facility. While there we had to present our SLED to make sure it passed all safety regulations and we passed!
We met our NASA Mentor in person today and had a chance to talk with him a bunch. He had some useful suggestions about our SLED and shared interesting stories of his work with ISS Robotics.
We did a few test runs, but we fully test our SLED on Thursday. As it goes for the other teams we got to see how their SLEDs work.
While testing we learned that we had to change our delay time, and that our string was being cut by sharp edges on the motor.
Notice on this run the battery in our launched puck was about empty. It stops sliding freely as it approaches the target.
We were able to meet Astronaut Serena M. Aunon Chancellor for about 5 minutes! We learned that she is going up to the ISS on June 6th. This will be her first trip to space. She is a practicing medical doctor and has an engineering background!
This is a panorama of part of the ISS in the SVMF. The blue catwalk on the right is where public tours come through to smile and take our pictures!
While testing we learned that we had to change our delay time, and that our string was being cut by sharp edges on the motor.
Notice on this run the battery in our launched puck was about empty. It stops sliding freely as it approaches the target.
We were able to meet Astronaut Serena M. Aunon Chancellor for about 5 minutes! We learned that she is going up to the ISS on June 6th. This will be her first trip to space. She is a practicing medical doctor and has an engineering background!
This is a panorama of part of the ISS in the SVMF. The blue catwalk on the right is where public tours come through to smile and take our pictures!
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