After almost two years of preparation, our rocket is shipped to Los Angeles, California and launched from the Friends of Amateur Rocketry site in the Mojave Desert. The launch is livestreamed, and a short film documenting the process of creating such a launch vehicle is released on our Youtube channel, kicking off our second PR cycle. After recovery, the rocket is shipped back to our facility, and we study the results of launch provided by the avionics, writing and publishing a second whitepaper report documenting the results of our launch.

The rocket body, avionics, recovery system, and propulsion system are fully integrated. End to end system checks are performed, including avionics testing, recovery deployment verification, and structural inspections in preparation for shipment and launch.

Avionics and nosecone systems are completed, with multiple tests of the parachute subsystem to ensure a safe recovery is possible. A program is created to monitor all telemetry data received from avionics, and an antenna subsystem is set up to ensure the delivery of this data, even if the rocket is at great altitudes.

The rental of rural property allows us to test our engine in a hot fire, while containing any shrapnel and minimizing potential damages in the case of a failure. Videos documenting the hot fire are released, kicking off our first PR cycle.

Our electronics subsystem is completed, including integration with our PC to monitor the engine, and the assembly of the test stand is also completed. Our safety systems are assembled and prepared to be used during our test fire.

A new space is found and leased, giving us our first dedicated workspace. More funds are raised, and parts for the rocket body are ordered. Once delivered, the rocket body is assembled along with the battery and electronics system that will go with it.

Engine power system design is completed, and the design of the rocket body and electronics/avionics system begins.

Work is intentionally paused to complete college applications and the Breaking the Cycle project. No physical manufacturing or testing occurs during this period.

As issues are discovered while designing the pressure feeding system, the engine design is changed to electric-pump-fed, with a solid-state battery being used as the rocket's power source.

The design of the test stand frame is switched from steel to aluminum, with the frame now intended to be constructed from Maytec aluminum profiles.

Work on the Guinea Pig rocket resumes, with a flow diagram created, labelling every fitting and visualizing where engine plumbing will be mounted.

Guinea Pig project still on hold. Negotiations with the small business owner fail, and a search for another space to lease beigns.

The team begins to get busy with schoolwork, and the Guinea Pig rocket is put on hold.

The design of the engine test stand continues, with sensors and electronics integrated into the system.

Test stand design continues, with structural simulations being conducted to optimize frame design.

The design of the engine test stand is continued, and a steel frame is designed in CAD. Donations begin to be recieved.

With the completion of the engine 3D print file, we have begun the process of designing the engine test stand. We began talks with a local small business owner to sublease space to operate from. This website was released.

We coded a simulation of the rocket's ascent to finalize the specifications. In addition, we completely finalized the engine nozzle geometry.

We completed a basic design of our recovery system. This encapsulated the programming of a simulation to predict the rocket's behavior upon descent, which was used to figure out what specific parachutes are needed and how many. 

We formed our group, recruited new members, and begun holding meetings. Since the basic rocket design had been completed by our CEO prior to our group forming, our first step as a group was to begin research on the descent of the rocket and use this to determine the various stresses it will encounter and their magnitudes.