17/12/2019
Ho ho ho! 🎉🎉🎉
Wishing everyone a happy holidays. While we all go about the yearly traditions this time of year (and reading Elon Musk's memeposts) we would like to update you all on a launch of one of our projects: REDP!!! (Rocket Engine Design Project). The idea is to work towards building an engine similar to the VASIMR engine (a helicon-coupled-plasma-source).
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(If like me (the social media PR physicist) didnt have a clue what a VASIMR engine is: here is a link to a NASA explanation: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k-4/features/F_Engine_That_Does_More.html)
If this interests you or have ideas relating to engine design please get in touch either by email or messenger to the project leader: Theo Macklin ([email protected])!!
In other space news, the ESA solar orbiter mission is still on schedule at the moment and is due to launch in early February from the Cape in Florida (Imperial designed, built and is in charge of the science mission for its magnetometer!!) 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️
Our sponsor Orbex has quietly been busy, we would like to congratulate them on winning several awawrds these past few months:
- Advanced Engineering Award from the GoTech19 Awards
- IET Innovations Award for best start up
- Gold award from The Stevie Awards for Company of the Year - Aerospace & Defense - Small
- 2019 Sunday Times Fast Track Disruptors to Watch
They are currently working on their prime launch vehicle for 2020 and recently allowed images from inside their facilities: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2019/11/19/orbex-reveals-first-look-inside-its-rocket-facility-for-uk-launches-starting-in-the-2020s
Blue origin has recently (re)launched and landed one of their rockets for the 6th time! Cool stuff by Bezos.
SpaceX is launching rockets and landing them back like its absolutely no problem (albeit losing a nosecone this most recent time). Onya Musky.
The NASA Orion/SLS is under heavy pressure now to succeed and an upcoming test should be happening shortly over the next month so keep your eyes peeled for that!
That's all from us for now - feel free to contact the fb page if you have any questions regarding the projects or the society in general.
See you in the new year! (unless something sick happens in the space world and we feel obliged to post about it ;P)🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
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