Project Overview
Aethera is an autonomous dirigible platform that will carry the necessary infrastructure for a standard high powered rocket launch to a high altitude. This platform will be able to execute a launch, and be recovered. The platform will able to be reused with minimal refurbishment. The final test of the platform will be the launch of a space bound rocket.
Project Updates
June 2020 - Sadly all plans are on hold because of the corona-virus epidemic.
March 2020 - We are still in the design stages after a successful PDR. We are currently trying to create an accurate model in ANSYS to develops a lightweight yet sturdy structure before going on to prototyping a small scale structure.
March 2020 - We are still in the design stages after a successful PDR. We are currently trying to create an accurate model in ANSYS to develops a lightweight yet sturdy structure before going on to prototyping a small scale structure.
Documents
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View our preliminary design review
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Structural Research done by student at UMD
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