Our rocket for the 2023 Spaceport America Cup is called Karkinos after the Giant Crab from Greek Mythology. It is 6” in diameter and over 13ft tall! This is also the first year that we will be competing in the 10k SRAD Solids division. We are currently working on designing a 98mm N motor for our flight at the competition using a purple propellant.
This rocket will also be the first to contain our new avionics system which conducts datalogging and telemetry during flight. Karkinos will also include an updated air brake module from Terpulence II which will be test flown multiple times before the competition.
The first flight of Karkinos at MDRA on January 7th 2023 on a Loki M3464