Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) 2012-2013 September 23, 2012

1. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Team America Rocketry Challenge(TARC)2012-2013September 23, 2012

2. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Video on line at http://aiaaocrocketry.org/AIAAOCRocketryDocs/TARC2013/TARC_TeamAmericaRocketryChallenge.wmv

3. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Team America Rocketry Challenge “Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) provides 7th through 12th grade students a realistic experience in designing a flying aerospace vehicle that meets a specified set of mission and performance requirements. Students work together in teams the same way aerospace engineers do”

4. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry What is TARC • Team America Rocketry Challenge • International Rocketry Contest • Up to 1000 teams • 7th through 12th graders • Compete for scholarships and a trip to an Air Show in Europe • Each year a challenge is issued • Maximum weight • Certain altitude • Duration of flight • Payload • Your team designs, builds, and flies your design to meet the challenge • Top 100 teams compete in finals • Top 20 teams go on to compete in NASA Student Launch Initiative

5. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry 2012 – 2013 Challenge • Must follow NAR Safety Code • Attain an altitude of exactly 750 ft • Flight duration must be 48 – 50 seconds • Must carry one raw hen’s egg • Egg must be flown “on it’s side” • Each egg must weigh 57 – 63 grams • The length of the egg must be 60mm or less • Eggs return undamaged (not even slightly cracked) • Recovery of the egg payload must be by 38 cm (15”) parachute • Rocket may be any size but must weigh less than 650 grams (23 oz) – added restrictions over 500g in California • Rocket diameter at the payload must be 60mm or more • Powered by “F” or lower motor listed in approved motors

6. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry 2012 – 2013 Scoring • Similar to golf – the lower the score the better • Target altitude is 750 ft • Each foot your altitude is different costs 1 point • Accuracy is down to 1 foot measured by an on-board altimeter • Target time window is 48 to 50 seconds from liftoff until the payload section touches down • In the window costs 0 points • Each second your time is different costs 4 points • Time is measured to .01 seconds by observers on the ground • Can qualify at any launch with a NAR observer • Qualification flight must be declared BEFORE the flight • Each team gets 3 tries to be completed before 3/24/2013 • One must be completed before 2/15/2013

7. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Previous TARC Years

8. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Skill: Teamwork

9. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Communications… I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant

10. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Planning

11. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Early Tasks • Identify a project manager to be responsible for the team • Establish a schedule with dates and stick to it • Estimate your costs and your fundraising needs and methods

12. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Identify Technology Areas & Leaders • Identify needed areas of expertise • Team members select area based on their interests • Team members research their area and prepare a verbal report for the team to share their knowledge • Areas of expertise might include • Payload (protect the eggs) • Recovery (deliver eggs from altitude) • Airframe design, fins, nose cone • Rocksim CAD Design • Motors and ignitors • Collect and analyze launch data • Construction and finish • Budget and fundraising

13. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Technology leaders share research

14. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Discuss design concepts Use the research from team technology leaders to begin your design You might want one to start out with one design, or want to test concepts with several designs You might want one joint design, or one from each of several team members

15. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Evaluate potential designs Make use of your technology experts • Long or short body • Shape of nose cone • Shape of fins • Placement of egg payload • Protection of egg payload • Shape of parachute • Black Powder or APCP motor • Materials to use • The list goes on and on • The team needs to make educated decisions

16. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry A look at previous winners 2006 (limit 1500g and “G” motor) 2007 (limit 1500g and “G” motor)

17. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry A look at previous winners 2009 (limit 1500g and “G” motor) 2010 (limit 1000g and “F” motor)

18. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Enter designs into Rocksimand Simulate Launches

19. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Identify and order parts

20. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Build your design(s)Construction is as important as design for consistency of flights

21. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Determine how to protect your payload

22. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Test your Payload

23. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Test and Tune Your Design

24. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Qualify!

25. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Video on line at http://aiaaocrocketry.org/AIAAOCRocketryDocs/TARC2013/ASAT_TARC2010-W-Beeps.wmv

26. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Attend Finals near Washington D.C.

27. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Top 25 teams invited to SLI • NASA Student Launch Initiative program by invitation only • Awarded to school/organization of winning team – so team members can be added • Very different than TARC – not a contest • Requires an 8 month committment • Learning opportunity working with NASA including: Design, construction, scheculing, purchasing, finance, logistics, press, educational engagement, web site development, technical documentation, scientific paylod design, testing for a reusable lanchvehiclescientific payload • Organized similar to NASA project life cycle • Write response to NASA Request for Proposal • Write Preliminary, Critical, and Flight Readiness Reviews and present via WebEx to engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center • Tour Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, AL), exhibit at Rocket Fair • Launch your rocket in Huntsville at Bragg Farms

28. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry “Sponsoring Organization” • Teams must be attached to a non-profit organization with a youth program such as AIAA, a school, scout troop, 4H • Each organization can have up to 5 teams of 3 to 10 members each • AIAA OC Section Rocketry Teams • AIAA OC Section helps with the $125 entry fees • We will loan you an altimeter • We will loan you a motor casing • We will give you some materials to build you rocket • For any team • We will provide mentoring as needed • We will provide a place to meet with PCs with Rocksim • We will provide construction materials (glue, fin jigs etc.) • We will have many launch outings to test and fine-tune

29. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Budget • Teams are responsible for their own expenses (AIAA OC Section will help per the previous slide) • Some materials (cost varies) • Transportation to the launches (gas and vehicle) • Motors ($10 - $20 per launch) • WHEN you make the finals • Air Fare to Washington DC • Hotel • Meals • Fundraising • Garage Sales • Sees candy sales • Mary Kaye cosmetics • Anything else

30. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Schedule 2012 • 9/4 – 11/30: Sign up • 9/23 – AIAA OC Section TAC 2013 kick-off • Sept – Dec: Design, build, and test – the earlier the better 2013 • Jan – 3/25: Refine design and continue to test • 2/15 – Must have completed first qualification flight • 3/25 – Must have completed all qualification flights • 3/29 – top 100 teams announced • 5/11 – Final Fly-offs near Washington DC More Information http://rocketcontest.org http://AIAAOCRocketry.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NARTARC http://www.nar.org

31. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry How to proceed from here Team completes the “TARC 2013 Application Packet” Each team member completes the “Parent/Guardian Consent & Release Form”

32. TARC 2012-2013 AIAA OC Rocketry Thank you Questions?