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		<title>Inflight Call with André Kuipers</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2012/01/inflight-call-with-andre-kuipers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wouter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday was another successful day for the Stratos Team. The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering organized an inflight call with André Kuipers from the International Space Station. The event was also attended by Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. The national press covered the story and Frank Engelen, the team leader of Project Stratos was interviewed by &#8216;Vandaag de Dag&#8217; in front of the new test bench of the hybrid propulsion team. The short interview can be seen here (06:23 t/m 07:52). Before Mark Rutte entered Lecture Room A to talk to André Kuipers and students, we had an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another succesful concept launcher launch</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2011/09/another-succesful-concept-launcher-launch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May the Stratos II concept launcher was launched; a rocket to test components developed for the Stratos II project. Another successful launch of the rocket was performed on the 9th of September, after an aborted launch attempt in June. After not being able to launch on the previous launch day in June, due to problems with other rockets that were also scheduled that day, only little work had to be done to prepare for flight in September. With only minor adjustments to the electronics and release mechanisms, the rocket was soon ready for launch. This time the spectators could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solid propulsion group update</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2011/08/solid-propulsion-group-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hein Olthof, Team leader solid propulsion group. &#160; &#160; After a period of silence, the solid propulsion group started a new testing period. The goal was to further refine the propellant composition ALAN-7, and to characterize it. Three types of tests were performed: atmospheric burn tests, pressurized burn tests and shear strength tests. For the shear strength tests and the pressurized burn experiments, new test devices were developed and built. Several compositions were tested, the only difference between them being the binder components, while the total binder content in each composition was kept at 20%, which is the minimum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Successful launch of concept launcher!</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2011/05/successful-launch-of-concept-launcher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 14:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today at 14:22, Stratos II was brought one step closer to its goal of 50km when the latest test rocket, the Stratos concept launcher, left the launcher tower at ASK ‘t Harde and flew to an altitude of 1 km. The separation of the nosecone occurred near apogee and roughly four seconds later, the parachute was deployed. This test proved that the designed recovery mechanism works as it should. This represents a major step forward for the Stratos team.]]></description>
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		<title>Concept Launcher ready for launch</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2011/05/concept-launcher-ready-for-launch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 12:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; As mentioned a few months ago we will launch a concept version of the Stratos II rocket. This Concept Launcher will only contain the upper part of the Stratos II rocket, being the nose cone and adjacent payload section. It will be propelled by the booster motor that powered Stratos I. With this launch we hope to test our innovative separation, mechanism, the so called clamp band. A video of this system can be viewed below: The original plan was to launch the rocket last year&#8217;s autumn. Unfortunately due to storage problems with the motors, we were not able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Succesful hybrid engine ignition</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2011/04/succesful-hybrid-engine-ignition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[History was made on of Friday the 25th of March and a new era begun for DARE as the DAWN hybrid propulsion team made the first successful ignition of a hybrid engine within the student society. It also marks a great step forward in the development of the hybrid motor for Project Stratos II, DARE’s flagship project. Previous tests from DAWN have been focused on testing particular subsystems such as the injector, feed system, pyro charge igniter and electric igniter. This test was unique because it was the first attempt to demonstrate that all the subsystems could be integrated and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lecture: Student to Space</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2011/03/lecture-student-to-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 17th of March we broke the European altitude record for sounding rockets. Today we are still record holders. To celebrate the second anniversary of this event we will organize a lecture on the 17th of March about Stratos I and how we intend to secure our position as lead rocket building society with the development of Stratos II. If you are interested in hearing about how our student society is on its way half way to space, you are invited to attend this lecture. The lecture will take place in the faculty of Electrical Engineering (EWI) in lecture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of the concept launcher postponed</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2010/10/launch-of-the-concept-launcher-postponed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately the NERO who invited us to launch our rocket on their launch day had to cancel this day. Therefore we have to postpone the launch of the concept launcher. The next opportunity is during NLD 33 of the NAVRO in the spring of 2011. However this gives us the opportunity to perform the already planned drop and wind tunnel tests before we launch the rocket. Therefore we can launch a better and improved concept launcher in the spring.]]></description>
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		<title>Concept Launcher finished</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2010/09/concept-launcher-finished/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last couple of weeks, production on the &#8216;Concept Launcher&#8216; has finished. The Concept Launcher is developed as an operational test vehicle for the Stratos II Capsule. It will enable in-flight tests of different critical subsystems, like the ‘clamp-band’ separation system, the innovative recovery system and the complex flight computer. The Concept launcher will improve our knowledge of the capsule and build up the necessary experience to fly the Stratos II rocket to 50 km in 2012. The team worked very hard last weeks to have a Concept launcher with working basic systems. The electronics have been finished this summer,  important parts for the motor module have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Stratos II animation</title>
		<link>http://projectstratos.nl/2010/07/new-stratos-animation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Stratos II animation is finished. Look under the tab Stratos II for the whole movie.]]></description>
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