First Flight Test

Preliminary flight testing was performed without integrated circuitry. Testing was a failure due to an unsuccessful detachment of the nose cone. The ejection force proved inadequate to separate the nose cone containing the pedestal and 9V battery. Alternate, lighter battery sources are being investigated. Payload bays are also being considered as another placement for electronics. The nose cone and inner body tube have been sanded to minimize their tight attachment, but this is not showing much improvement in allowing for an easier detachment.