Overview
Project Hermes is the team's entry to the 2018 IREC Unlimited Category. It is entirely SRAD. The design was conceived during summer of 2017. It is a single stage, 6in, minimum diameter rocket with a single separation point.
Flight History:
| Flight | Vehicle | Motor | Launch Site | Date | Result |
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| Raziel Pathfinder | L1335 | Berwick, ME | Postponed Indefinetly | Pending | |
| Hermes Exhibition Flight | Hermes I | P8200 | Spaceport America | June 19, 2018 | Pending |
Link to integration procedure: Hermes Integration Procedure
Link to Concept Design Review: Concept Design Review.pptx
Responsible Engineers Listed Here.
Mass Budget here.
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| June 2017 - Present | |
| Leveraging existing technology for extreme performance | |
| Liftoff Mass: ~156 lbs | |
| Propellant Mass: ~68 lbs | |
| Maximum Velocity: ~Mach 3 | |
| Maximum Apogee: ~ 80,000ft | |
| Maximum Acceleration: |
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Leadership
President | VP | Treasurer | Social Chair | Pub. Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie G | Andrew R | Isaac P | Maddie J | Joanna Z |
| Structures | Payload | Recovery | Propulsion | Avionics |
| Matthew C | Maddie G | Maddie J | Sam A | Josef B |
Subsystems
Hermes Recovery System
The Hermes recovery system is a piston-actuated, single separation-dual deploy architecture.
Hermes Propulsion System
Rumbler
Rumbler is an eight-grain custom solid rocket motor that will provide propulsion for the vehicleThe Hermes Propulsion system is an SRAD P8200.
Hermes Structures System
Vehicles
Raziel PathfinderRaziel Pathfinder was an unflown Test Article from 2016-2017's Project Raziel. After undergoing extensive modifications, the pathfinder was uprated to flight hardware. The construction of this vehicle is primarily E-glass. Early manufacturing limitations limit the maximum length of any tube produced using the old methods to 24in, so the fin can is held together with a coupler. Some of the tubes are distinctly out of round due to a low-quality mandrel used for initial production runs. The nosecone is a modified COTS gelcoat covered 4:1 Ogieve nose cone. |  |
Hermes IHermes I is the first build of a flight-ready Hermes rocket. Details to follow IAP 2018. |
Deliverables