Overview
Project Hermes is the team's entry to the 2018 IREC Unlimited Category. It is entirely SRAD. The design was conceived during summer of 2017. It is a single stage, 6in, minimum diameter rocket with a single separation point.
Flight History:
| Flight | Vehicle | Motor | Launch Site | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes 1 | OW-152-4G #3 | Friends of Amateur Rocketry | July 21, 2018 | Complete Success |
Link to integration procedure: Hermes Integration Procedure
Link to Concept Design Review: Concept Design Review.pptx
Responsible Engineers Listed Here.
Mass Budget here.
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| June 2017 - Present | |
| Leveraging existing technology for extreme performance | |
| Liftoff Mass: ~156 lbs | |
| Propellant Mass: ~68 lbs | |
| Maximum Velocity: ~Mach 3 | |
| Maximum Apogee: ~ 80,000ft | |
| Maximum Acceleration: |
Leadership
President | VP | Treasurer | Social Chair | Pub. Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie G | Andrew R | Isaac P | Maddie J | Joanna Z |
| Structures | Payload | Recovery | Propulsion | Avionics |
| Matthew C | Maddie G | Maddie J | Sam A | Josef B |
Subsystems
Hermes Recovery System
The Hermes recovery system is a piston-actuated, single separation-dual deploy architecture.
Rumbler
Hermes Propulsion System (8-grain) is an eight-grain custom solid rocket motor that will provide propulsion for the vehicle.
Hermes Structures System
Vehicles
Raziel PathfinderRaziel Pathfinder was an unflown Test Article from 2016-2017's Project Raziel. After undergoing extensive modifications, the pathfinder was uprated to flight hardware. The construction of this vehicle is primarily E-glass. Early manufacturing limitations limit the maximum length of any tube produced using the old methods to 24in, so the fin can is held together with a coupler. Some of the tubes are distinctly out of round due to a low-quality mandrel used for initial production runs. The nosecone is a modified COTS gelcoat covered 4:1 Ogieve nose cone. |  |
Hermes IHermes I is the first build of a flight-ready Hermes rocket. Details to follow IAP 2018. |
Deliverables