RUNNING HEAD: ROCKET CONTEST

Team America Rocketry Challenge

Progress Report
By Amy Nguyen and Sidney Boakye
1/10/2017
Objectives:
To design and construct a rocket which can travel 755 meters upwards in 42 seconds.

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Materials and Methods

The materials we have used include:
Plastic 12 in. diameter parachute
Egg carton
Tape
Outer Tubing
Couplers

We had no safety concerns as we have not yet dealt with explosives. We have built a
prototype in which the parachute is attached to the egg carton. Although at the moment it is made
of tape, we will reinforce it later with stronger adhesive items. We will be attaching the egg
carton attached to the parachute into our rocket later. We have attached two of the tubes together
to have the minimum 65 centimeter requirement for our rocket to be in the contest.

(Fig. 1)
By our next progress report, we are planning to have our nose cone prepared and attached to our

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rocket as well as our egg carton attached to the rocket as well. We are also hoping to have the
chance to attach the rocket motors at the very end of the rocket.

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Data
We have no data yet.

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References
A. (2016). TARC 2016 Video. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZZMcnH-WA8&t=7s

A. (2008). Rocketry How-to Part 1: How Model Rockets Work. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYh1pWHoQXE&t=2s

A. (2008). Rocketry How-to Part 2:Components for a Rocket. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kAkitKKKlA

A. (2008). Rocketry How-to Part 3: Construction Techniques and Supplies. Retrieved

from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxQ7vGgXx5Y

A. (2008). Rocketry How-to Part 4: Finishing the Rocket's Fins. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS021hCT3LU

A. (2015). Team America Rocketry Challenge. Retrieved from

http://rocketcontest.org/