March 2020 – Ether Aerospace

Parachute Test Payload Upgrades

ByJW March 29, 2020

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we were unable to work on the PSCC (Parachute System Control Computer) and instead performed some much needed upgrades to the PTP-1 (Parachute Test Payload, Gen 1). The PTP-1 (pictured above) was built to flight test the parachute system without risking damage to expensive equipment in the event of a…

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FTS Upgrade

ByJW March 2, 2020

After our most recent FTS (Flight Test System) test flight it became apparent that a new method of attaching payloads to the FTS was needed. Originally, payloads were attached to the FTS via the drop system which was mounted below the FTS, but with the removal of the drop system from the FTS we were…