{ High Power Rocketry

Cody J. Blackwell

18 April 2012

{ Essay: Apollo XIII Creekview Aeronautics Club HPR Organizations Component Suppliers

Research

{ Safely aboard USS Iwo Jima; from left, Fred W. Haise, Jr., Mission Commander James Lovell, and John L. “Jack” Swigert

Apollo XIII

{ TARC 2010-2011 qualifying at Georgia Model Aviators’ flight field in Forsyth County. From left, Coach Tim Smyrl, Megan Jarma, Blake Waller, Austin Bussey, Andrew Anglin, myself, Dakoda Neilson, Steven Vosika, & Mr. Todd Sharrock

Creekview Aeronautics Club

{ Hobby central for amateur rocketry

HPR Organizations

Mr. Todd Sharrock

Four-year TARC co-sponsor of Creekview Aeronautics Club

M.Ed. in Science Education and M.IT. in Computer Systems Management

Project Facilitator

{ Component Selection Design Motor Selection Assembly

Process

{ Primary rocket part suppliers

Components

Design

Motor Selection

Primary Assembly

Altimeter Section

Altimeter Section Assembly

{ GRITS Road Trip Phoenix Missile Works

The Final Countdown

{ Southern Area Rocketry’s Spring GRITS was originally scheduled for April 14-15 in Ranger, GA.

Georgia Rockets in the Sky (GRITS)

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Phoenix Missile Works

Coincidentally, this was PMW’s last planned launch because the launch field would be seeded with corn the week after our launch.

Pre-Launch Preparations

Liftoff!

It’s around here somewhere…

{ A Source of Pride What I Learned Quality Time

Assessment