Tuesday, 7 April – Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Huntsville, AL
With the promise of real beds and running water, the team woke up early once more to make it to Huntsville in time for the commencement of the Student Launch.
Checking out one last sunrise.
A beautiful morning.
Upon reaching Huntsville, the team rented a Uhaul to store and transport the in progress AGSE. The hotel parking lot and Uhaul become our anchor point for the week, with team members working away at all hours of the day.
Preparing for more rain.
Inspecting the elevator.
Talking logistics.
Mounting the vision system.
Fretting over the electronics.
Screwing the electronics bay together.
Teamwork!
Checking wires on the electronics bay.
Making final touches on the elevator platform.
Reassembling the AGSE.
Tuesday was the first official day of the SL, and a group of team members had to bring our rocket across the street to be inspected for flight readiness. When they returned later that evening, the rest of the team was still going strong.
Building by headlights.
Article and photos by Alanna Ferri