The mission includes development of standardized payload subsystems and manuals that facilitate increasingly complex future payloads and the maximum transfer of corporate knowledge to future student participants. Additionally, the mission will provide opportunities for students to design, implement, and test innovative systems through hands-on experience and collaboration between disciplines, universities and practicing aerospace engineers and scientists.
A radax joint will be used to attach the payload tube to the separation system. This will allow the use of the epoxy-reinforced lap joint described above and will provide the ability to change separation systems as necessary. The radax joint will also provide support for the lower end of the recovery system housing tube and house the drag plate which is utilized in the deployment of the recovery system.
