European Rocketry Challenge 2020
In Oktober 2020 the TU Wien Space Team participated at EuRoC (European Rocketry Challenge) in Portugal.
FIRST Rockets and The Hound Test Flight in Straubing 2020
It was the 1st of March 2020, on a cold winter day, when we gathered in Germany in the fields near Straubing, to launch our rockets for the first time. In the fields where the launch took place was a … Continued
The Hound: Upper Stage Ignition
In August 2019 the TU Vienna Spaceteam visited the company “Austin Powder” to carry out measures for the new upper stage ignition. The ignition of the upper stage during the flight is essential in order to carry out a successful … Continued
The Hound 2019: Final Report
As reported in an earlier blog post the second launch of the rocket The Hound in September 2019 was not successful again. The following report documents the findings of a profound analysis of the launch.
Travel report of “The Hound” 2019
In September 2019 the TU Wien Space team travelled with two rockets to the US to break the altitude record of student teams. Having the rockets “The Hound 1” and “The Hound 2” with them the goal was clear: Crossing … Continued
Propulsion: Hot-Fire Testing
Following the completion of the Base11 Preliminary Design Report in March 2019, some time resources were freed up, leading to engine testing being continued with the newly developed Proteus engine and the improved test stand (more on the project page). … Continued
C’Space 2019
On 17.7.2019 it was time for the maiden flight of the STR rocket “Asimov”. A first flight is always something exciting, you can never be sure that everything will go well. This time it didn’t Preperation Three days before, on … Continued
Material analysis of cyanate ester
With the two-stage rocket “The Hound” of the TU Wien Space Team the current altitude record for “experimental rockets built by European student teams” should fall. For this goal one needs a rocket structure as light as possible, which withstands … Continued
PDR: Base11 Space Challenge Subsystems
Avionics The Avionics-Subsystem includes all electrical components of the rocket. It controls all functions of the rocket, logs sensor data and communicates with the ground equipment. The subsystem is constructed in a modular way and all safety-critical components are redundant … Continued
Spaceport TXV at Firefly Aerospace
Together with our Canadian partners, four members of TU Wien Space Team traveled to Austin, Texas, in order to attend the Base11 hot fire demonstration held at Firefly Aerospace. Besides the hot fire demonstration, which gave a detailed insight on … Continued