This year has been a major step forward for our team, and ERPL would like to thank our sponsors, whose support has been essential to the rebuild of our fluids system and thrust structure. Your generosity allows us to continue pushing the boundaries of collegiate liquid rocketry.
ERPL closed out the year with a Triton Composite engine hotfire, testing our composite chamber and redesigned feed system.
After a hardstart 2 months earlier, ERPL successfully reached operational status with new hardware, achieving an average of 943 lbf thrust over a 5s burn.
Our first attempt at hot-firing a MOE V2 composite engine resulted in a hard start. The team followed preplanned contingencies to ensure safety of all personnel and the system was safed nominally. Our hot-fire testing is performed in a closed area and all debris was cleared after
In the meantime, MOE integration and testing milestones will continue with water flows of the vehicle and GSE fluids systems planned for the coming weeks.
Some more pictures of MINI-MOEโs launch yesterday. It has been great to be a part of the @erauerpl flight team and to contribute to this major step towards the launch of MOE. The journey has only just begun.
Flight test of our MINI-MOE rocket happening today. This is a sub-scale solid fuelled vehicle intended to prove out our recovery systems for the full MOE vehicle.
Built by the ERPL Flight Division.
Flight test of our MINI-MOE rocket happening today. This is a sub-scale solid fuelled vehicle intended to prove out our recovery systems for the full MOE vehicle.
Built by the ERPL Flight Division.