Meet the Team: Sara Lane
Name: Sara Lane DOB: June 4, 1993 Major: Marketing Class Standing: Junior Sara was born in Tallahassee, FL, but after moving a total of 22 times she finally got to Continue Reading →
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Preliminary Design Review Telecon with NASA
The Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was organized to touch base with those in charge of the USIP projects at NASA. This is a glimpse at what we showed them.
February Meetings Recap
Throughout the month of February, the CATE team was hard at work machining the storage unit, wiring the switchboard, and finalizing the test design. We also set a date for Continue Reading →
Marbles
BY| Chris Tiller For the CATE experiment, we’re going to be launching an object through what is essentially a cloud of dust. As with every other component of the experiment, Continue Reading →
Meet the Team: Brad Hoover
Name: Brad Hoover DOB: August 2, 1990 Major: Aerospace Engineering Class Standing: Senior Brad was born and raised in the St.Petersburg area and moved to Orlando to attend UCF in Continue Reading →
Meeting Recap: January
Over the first few weeks of school our team has been working diligently to complete working prototypes. Although we have not finalized any decisions, we have been talking about combining Continue Reading →
Meet the Team: Allyson Whitaker
Name: Allyson Whitaker DOB: June 4, 1992 Major: Aerospace Engineering Minor: Astronomy, General Business Class Standing: Junior This is Allyson and she is studying to Continue Reading →
CATE’s Camera
Background: A fundamental goal of our experiment is to capture a dust cloud’s reaction to an object passing through it. Micro-gravity interactions like this are vital to how physicists model Continue Reading →
Meet the Team: Kelly Lai
Name: Kelly Lai DOB: March 3, 1991 Major: Aerospace Engineering Minor: Astronomy Class Standing: Senior This is Kelly and she is studying to be an Aerospace Engineer. She was born Continue Reading →
CATE’s Container
BY| Allyson Whitaker One of the most important aspects of the data collection in CATE is the ability to accurately capture and track the movement of the particles. Along with Continue Reading →