Mug arrived this morning
Really good stuff! Ta.
But I was a bit confused trying to remember what I might have ordered online that I had to "wash before using"
The Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) team has just about recovered from a lively night last Friday at Vulture Central, which saw mission sponsors, Register hacks and a select group of our individual Kickstarter backers mix it up with the international press. The spaceplane landed in Blighty a couple of weeks back …
International Business Times (also scraped into Yahoo!!!):
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/register-launch-first-3d-printed-rocket-powered-uav-into-space-1469472
3D-Printing Industry coverage:
http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/10/13/registers-3d-printed-vulture-ready-get-high-lohan/
Keep up the good work, chaps!
Lester appears to be sporting a proper Boffin Lab Coat. However, I see no sign of the requisite accompanying pipe.
Well done one and all! Can't wait to see/hear of your exploits on this side of the pond. Unfortunately, New Mexico is rather too far for a quick road trip so I'll have to make do with internet coverage. In any case, I raise my glass to your intrepid adventure.
I can see old style NiMih batteries in that rocket which could be replaced by lipo batteries, saving you about 20% in battery weight. Which may be a lot when battries are probably the heaviest thing in your rocket.
not being a rocket scientest I'm assuming that weight reduction is key here ?
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