Make to Innovate (M:2:I)

CyLaunch Update

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CyLaunch Update!

CyLaunch placed 2nd in the altitude challenge–the best our school has done in the history of this project! The final altitude reached 5,555 feet, only 55 feet above their target. NASA informed this team that in some years, no school was within 100 feet of their target, meaning the 55 feet difference was quite an achievement for the team and Iowa State University! Moving forward, CyLaunch will complete its final document, the Post Launch Assessment Review, and send it to NASA while waiting for the final scoring and awards in June.

CyLaunch is also preparing for the competition next year and looking for anyone who is interested who is knowledgeable in rocketry!

Joel Montalbano

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Upcoming special student seminar with NASA International Space Station Manager, Joel Montalbano!

Check out this flyer for more information!

NASA Press Release–CySat

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EXCITING NEWS! This link displays a NASA Press Release for the upcoming HASP flight. The CySat team submitted a proposal and was accepted–we will deliver the payload in July with the flight taking place in early Fall. Click below to learn and hear about more!

Link: https://www.nasa.gov/wallops/2022/feature/nasa-scientific-balloon-will-take-student-payloads-to-stratosphere

 

CyLaunch Funding Update!

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CyLaunch Fundraiser Update!
CyLaunch is happy to report that on April 2nd, successful tests of the launch vehicle and payload were performed in North Branch, Minnesota, under the supervision of team mentor Gary Stroick. This launch functioned as both the payload demonstration and the vehicle demonstration re-flight since the original vehicle demonstration flight (February 27th) warranted a re-flight. The vehicle flew a near-straight path to ~5,550 feet, just shy of the simulated 5,600 feet calculated the previous day.
The payload performed as designed, sending a signal to the ground station after landing. The ground station, a laptop with a HAM radio board plugged in via USB, received the proper grid square coordinates the rocket landed in. Hats off to the payload team! Tonight, CyLaunch will submit the Flight Readiness Review Addendum, a short document explaining launch and payload details. The team expects to be admitted to the competition in Huntsville, AL.
Lastly, the team scored a 70.45% on the Flight Readiness Review package, the highest achieved by CyLaunch this school year. Although the scores of other teams have not yet been made available, it is believed this is above average based on reported averages for CDR & PDR. This is a huge accomplishment from a team that has not participated in the competition for several years.
We are extremely proud of our team and are hoping to continue reaching this milestones!
Check out the link below to see what you can also do to help:

Help CyLaunch!

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CyLaunch’s Fund ISU fundraiser launches today! CyLaunch is in need of funding to help our team attend the NASA Student Launch Competition in Huntsville, Alabama. Please consider helping our team attend this one of a kind experience!

Please visit our page to learn more about our project or share this link on your social media pages. Thank you so much! 🚀

Link:

https://fundisu.foundation.iastate.edu/CyLaunch22

 

Dillyn Mumme UNICOM TALKS Next Week!

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UNICOM TALKS–Dillyn Mumme! Dillyn grew up in Mount Pleasant Iowa; he attended Iowa State University and graduated in 2019 with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. He started at JSC as a USRA intern in 2017 and then was selected as a Pathways intern and complete 5 work tours between both programs. Dillyn has worked in many areas at JSC including Planning and Procedures for the Commercial Crew Program and ISS. EVA Operations and EVA tools for ISS and Lunar operations. As an intern he was selected for an Outstanding Intern Award for his work supporting CCP procedures and leading the integration of a tool from the European Space Agency into his groups processes. He was hired on fulltime in 2020 and started with Mission Planning group in January of 2020. Dillyn’s hobbies are space, volleyball, the great outdoors, scuba diving, sky diving and community service.
Come hear directly from him next week!

Big News for MAVRIC!

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MAVRIC, a team in Make to Innovate, was just accepted into the University Rover Competition. 99 teams competed for only 36 spots with MAVRIC being one of the teams selected. The team will travel to Hanksville, Utah this summer to compete with the other 35 teams that will be from the United States and several other countries. More information will be posted soon.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY1K3nU8-tg

 

10 Year Anniversary Celebration TODAY!

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TODAY IS THE DAY!

M2I is celebrating 10 years today!

When? 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Where? Step-a-torium, Student Innovation Center
608 Bissell Rd
Ames, IA 50011

If you cannot attend in person, join us in celebrating via zoom!

Zoom link: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RDOdKquCtsdL_Kp8CiG2XjC-ml9h25tgjEa8xkljqf41yr7n5qe5C6pfYrW9DYWdnozWOEHRMFImpUF6pjeSXykhqhWCgsZDPodhNL5ksunccv1xcFvXbf4ka5ZrMH9FIej_8MxOqKLuQDFi8GDePdPmKtzxfDKnw0ppoJNhLXYetfV6Lcb3Fn9jz7PL32ygZjBiPqT2gpcxlJoilCAaGw==&c=KrRd5l7aupjoGwn72LsO06XLQCDzYD4_kvk2JgVCV8AGhCPUPHUWRw==&ch=U5MgQ_JgP5oyeopj89Zyk3jJucSjha_XagilURhYvnAs33WDTNYcLg==

Learn 10 things about Make to Innovate for the 10th anniversary— https://news.engineering.iastate.edu/make-to-innovate-10-on-the-10th-anniversary