[chbot] Can you hear me Major Tom?

[Paul Davey]

They are doing this for a controls course.

> On 12/04/12 18:37, Chris Hellyar wrote:
>>
>> Evening, I read that one, and thought it was odd.
>>
>> (Disclaimer: I'm not suggesting they're not smart fellas, as they clearly
>> are.)
>>
>> I thought the article must have missed some detail as I'm having trouble
>> imagining that there's anything new or novel about stabilising a rocket in
>> transonic flight is there?
>>
>> There must be some twist that the journo missed in the duming down for the
>> masses process when they wrote that article me thinks.
>>
>> Having said that, I really, really like their toy having thought about
>> doing a rapid ascent platform a few times but never got past the thinking
>> part.  :-)
>>
>> Cheers, Chris H.
>>
>>
>> On 12/04/12 11:46, kerry at manukadesign.co.nz wrote:
>>>
>>> "Canterbury University students are preparing to launch a rocket into the
>>> skies above Banks Peninsula.
>>>
>>> The 2.3-metre-long, student-built rocket will travel faster than the
>>> speed of sound, reaching 2200kmh to get up to 10 kilometres into the
>>> atmosphere.
>>>
>>> It will enable students to collect data to help them develop a real-time,
>>> self-correcting control system."
>>>
>>> http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6727216/This-time-it-is-rocket-science
>>>
>>>
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