Accession Number:

AD0745977

Title:

Design and Fabrication of Sounding Rocket Payloads.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Jan 70-31 May 72,

Corporate Author:

LOWELL TECHNOLOGICAL INST RESEARCH FOUNDATION MASS

Personal Author(s):

• Kenyon,Richard E.

Report Date:

1972-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

57.0

Abstract:

The report reviews work accomplished from February 1970 through May 1972 on the design, integration and launch support of high altitude sounding rocket payloads. Each payload undertaken or completed is described in a brief synopsis stating the basic experimental objectives support electronics and instrumentation supplies and launch support results. Other material presented includes monitor circuit techniques description of NiCad battery charger results of tests on NiCad batteries discussions of a squib checker a door eject mechanism a payload separation mechanism and a despin mechanism. Author

Descriptors:

• *PAYLOAD
• *SOUNDING ROCKETS
• PAYLOAD
• GUIDED MISSILE RANGES
• GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
• PACKAGED CIRCUITS
• EXPLOSIVES INITIATORS
• STAGING
• BATTERY CHARGERS
• STORAGE BATTERIES
• WIRING DIAGRAMS
• TELEMETER SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology
• Rockets

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE