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Houston – Day Two

Posted on July 22, 2014 by sara

Alarms start ringing at 6:00 am and we grumble out of bed as we rub sleep from our eyes. We soon file into the lobby for breakfast. A man decided Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Addie Dove, allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, Chris Tiller, ESU, Josh Colwell, Kelly Lai, NASA, Physics, Sam Ben, UCF, USIP

Houston – Day One

Posted on July 20, 2014 by sara

Feeling prepared and filled with excitement, Team CATE gathered at the Orlando International Airport to head to Houston. The feelings are still surreal that the time has finally come. While Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Addie Dove, allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, CATE, Chris Tiller, Houston, Josh Colwell, Kelly Lai, NASA, Sam Banjamin, Team CATE

University High School Presentations

Posted on June 2, 2014 by sara

On May 20, 2014 the CATE team went to University High School in Orlando, Fla. to present to seven classes with a total of 163 students listening and engaging the Continue Reading →

Posted in Galleries | Tagged Addie Dove, allyson whitaker, astronomy, Chris Tiller, Josh Colwell, Physics, presentations, Sam Ben, UCF, university high school

April Meeting Recap

Posted on May 14, 2014 by sara

During the month of April, the whole team has been extra focused on machining and building. Machining finally completed towards the end of April and we swiftly moved into the Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged aerospace, allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, building, CATE, Chris Tiller, Kelly Lai, machining, meeting, NASA, payloads, Sam Ben, Sam Benjamin

Parts Production

Posted on May 13, 2014 by sara

The team has been moving forward with great force behind machining and putting together all the launching and catching mechanisms.

Posted in Galleries | Tagged allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, CATE, Chris Tiller, hunter nagler, Kelly Lai, NASA, nico brown, production, zero g flight

Critical Design Review

Posted on April 10, 2014 by sara

Last week, we reviewed our progress as well as our obstacles with the USIP leaders at NASA. We have made progress since the PDR however, our findings have not been Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, CATE, CATE Winslet, CDR, Chris Tiller, Critical Design Review, Kelly Lai, NASA, Sam Benjamin

March Meeting Recap

Posted on March 31, 2014 by sara

We kicked off this month with a teleconference with NASA for our PDR. We were able to review with the members in charge of the USIP program everything we have Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, Chris Tiller, JSC1, Kelly Lai, March Recap, NASA, PDR, Review, Sam Benjamin, sand, USIP

February Meetings Recap

Posted on March 8, 2014 by sara

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 →

Posted in Blog | Tagged allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, CATE, Chris Tiller, Design Review, designing, GoPro, Kelly Lai, machining, NASA, PDR, Prototype, Sam Benja, testing, USIP

Marbles

Posted on February 14, 2014 by sara

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 →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Chris Tiller, marbles, NASA, Physics, quartz, rose quartz spheres, spheres, UCF, UCF Physics, USIP

January Gallery

Posted on February 10, 2014 by sara

Take a glimpse into what happened during our meetings in the month of January.  

Posted in Galleries | Tagged Addie Dove, allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, CATE, Chris Tiller, Josh Colwell, Kelly Lai, Physics, Sam Benjamin, UCF, UCF Physics, USIP

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