SPEAR

SPEAR is a supersonic parachute experiment of @daretudelft Parachute Research Group participating in the 12th cycle of @REXUSBEXUS.

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Whiles ploughing trough the footage of the onboard camera we found these two screenshots we already wanted to share with you!

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Next Tuesday the SPEAR team will give a short presentation on the flight of SPEAR. Not only will we show some of the first results and images, but the flight hardware will also be there as well.

If you are able to attend, please RSVP via this google form: https://t.co/QBw97uRLG0

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While we were waiting for the launch the ground station team saw an amazing sunrise. One of the advantages of having to wake up early!

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SPEAR is in display at the @SpaceTechExpoEU at the @daretudelft stand. And yes, this js the actual flight hardware!

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Would you like to see the SPEAR vehicle in real life? Go and visit the @daretudelft stand at the @SpaceTechExpoEU in Bremen!

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Unfortunately the mains entangled during landing causing it to land with 120 km/h. But fortunately the vehicle was designed for this and the black boxes survived.

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The parachute in subsonic flight. From the first data we can see an initial deployment at Mach 2.5+ and about 20 sec of supersonic flight! Further analysis will be done soon!

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I spy with my little eye 👁.....

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A great video from the rocket of the separation

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Going up....

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Watch our launch! Time for a supersonic parachute experiment

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REXUS 28 at T-02:00:00
Payload checkout completed

Live stream here: https://t.co/caWvUN3zOt

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REXUS 28 at T-02:00:00
Payload checkout completed

Live stream here: https://t.co/caWvUN3zOt

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Spear is now mated to the ROACH2 experiment and the rexus service module!

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And yes, the dish is manual!

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During the flight SPEAR will do many measurements and capture some great video's of the parachutes in flight. This data is stored onboard in hardened "black boxes" such that the data is always safe. As an additional safety feature SPEAR will send the video down to earth.

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Today we completed the last integrated testing and bench tests. We are ready for flight!

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@ChutesNL Exactly why not only our chutes but also our shell is orange!

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The SPEAR team has arrived in Kiruna for the @REXUSBEXUS launch campaign! Very excited to see the SPEAR vehicle fly!

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T-1 week until the SPEAR launch campaign! From the 28th of October until the 9th of November six team members will travel to Esrange, Kiruna (Sweden) for the REXUS launch campaign. Excited to launch our experiment so soon! @REXUSBEXUS

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What will happen to SPEAR during its ascent on REXUS and after separation? Take a look!