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SARA in the News SARA-N1
On the 23 July 2006 at 08.00am in - 2
degrees freezing weather, SARA flew the SARA-N1 rocket after two years of designing
and testing. The SARA N1 is a N2O/ Polyprop fueled rocket with a
length of 3.8 meters. The rocket reached an altitude of 4520m AGL
before turning back to earth. SARA would like to thank our sponsors
and team for the great success in this project. Plans are underway
for a larger rocket to reach the 10km barrier.
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Engineering News July1-7 2005
Launch Control: Hold!
High winds force postponement of Karoo rocket launch
It happens to the biggest and best space agencies of the world -bad
weather. If even a giant like the US National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, with its huge rockets, has, on occasion, to bow
before the weather and put a launch on hold, how much more
vulnerable is a team of amateurs seeking to launch a small rocket in
the Karoo? Full
article
Popular Mechanic.
IF you make your way to Verneukpan on a certain day in mid-June, you
may just see history being made. Early one morning, on a date yet to
be determined, a man will press a button to send South Africa's
biggest and most powerful amateur-built rocket soaring 10 000 m into
the sky.
At least that's what members of the South African Rocketry
Association (SARA) are fervently hoping will happen. As big-league
players such as Nasa,.....Full
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