What is it about?
The Kentucky Re-entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS) has a main goal of launching multiple experimental test-beds from the International Space Station (ISS). In order to meet this goal, multiple sub-orbital flights are required to raise to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the system. This paper gives an overview of the first sub-orbital flight (also known as KUDOS).
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Why is it important?
Our findings from this sub-orbital flight will help pave the way to our ultimate goal, which is launching multiple KRUPS spacecrafts from the ISS. There are not many options when it comes to performing cheap and universal re-entry experiments. Thus, the KRUPS project will help benefit re-entry experiments by providing a well-tested experimental test-bed.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a pleasure, since it shows the progress of KRUPS project. It shows the hard work that the undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky have put into the project. This article shows what was achieved and learned in the first sounding rocket flight.
James Sparks
University of Kentucky
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Overview of the first test-flight of the Kentucky Re-entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS), January 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/6.2018-1720.
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Resources
KUDOS GoPro footage in space (back view)
This video shows the KRUPS spacecraft getting ejected out of the Terrier-Improved Malemute at 150 km. The video runs until the heat becomes too much for the GoPro to handle. The back view shows great footage of how the spacecraft is ejected.
KUDOS GoPro footage in space (lid view)
This video shows the KRUPS spacecraft as it is ejected out of the Terrier-Improved Malemute at 150 km. The video runs until the heat becomes too much for the GoPro to handle. The lid view shows great footage of the spacecraft as it falls back to the atmosphere.
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