Overview

The payload for the Space Shot engages with the local community and collects data on the rocket flight. 

Primary scope: Outreach payload + heat mapping of nose cone

Requirements (as of 9/5/2018, not firm)

Outreach Payload

1. TBD

Instrumentation Package

1. Data Type
   1. Temperature
      1. at least 1 under NC tip, at least 4 on surface
      2. at least 2 on the cylindrical walls
   2. Load
      
      1. Chutes
      2. strain gauges on tubes
   3. Accelerometer
   4. Microphone
   5. Piezos
   6. etc.
2. Data Rate & Storage
   1. Temperature 10-100Hz
      1. at least 1 under NC tip, at least 4 on surface
      2. at least 2 on the cylindrical walls
   2. Load - 100 Hz
   3. Accelerometer - O(10kHz)
   4. Microphone
   5. Piezos
   6. etc.
3. Hardware Form Factor
   1. Does not affect recovery system deployment
   2. Thermocouple map onto nose cone
      
      1. Interface w/ Structures for NC geometry
   3. Length limit 10"
      1. Set by NC space for 1st-stage only descope
   4. TBD architecture of S2 with IP
4. Operational
   1. 2 hours of on-pad life
      1. Data Storage
      2. Thermal 
      3. Battery life
      4. Acceptable sensor drift
      5. Remote Arming via Pyxida
   2. Relay data to Pyxida
   3. Integration time < 1/2 hour

Tests Based on Requirements

Requirement 1: 

• Bench test w/ sensors running 
• Life test: 2 hrs. of "on pad" simulated with hardware
  • Data Storage
  • Thermal 
  • Battery life
  • Acceptable sensor drift
  • Remote Arming

Requirement 2: 

• Bench test & life test (see req. 1)

Requirement 3: 

• CRIMP

Requirement 4: 

• Life test (see req. 1)
• CRIMP