VIPER REXUS

The experiment deals with the possibility of melting into ice with a heated object under the influence of micro gravity.

One of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, has an icy surface, covering an ocean. In this ocean, there could be evidence for life. To get there, a probe needs to melt through the ice. So far, there haven't been any experiments dealing with melting into ice in vaccum under micro gravity conditions. We are designing an experiment to gather some information to this problem. Therefor, a probe is heated up to a

constant temperature and is pressed on an ice block with a spring to melt into the ice. The ice block's walls are temperature-stabilized to determine conductive losses through the ice. The process will be analyzed by sensors and an optical and IR camera. The process will take place in low-pressure conditions (pressure below 6 mbar) and under the influence of micro-gravity. It is planned to have three ice samples on the experiment for redundancy or to sample three different kinds of ice. Melting into the samples will occure simultaneously to have the longest possible experiment time.

04/06/2020

Hey, nehmt euch ein paar Minuten Zeit, um dem Rektorat, dem Fachbereich und dem ASTA eure Meinung zum Studium ohne Hörsaal mitzuteilen! 😁

04/03/2020

Exactly one year ago, on 4th of March 2019, our experiment was launched at Esrange Space Centre. We had an amazing time with REXUS, and enjoyed a very nice closing ceremony in November last year. We're still working on our results and wish all the best for the next REXUS project at FH Aachen UAS, Micromoon!!

29/11/2019

...and here's the complete summary of our project, including the second launch campaign - including our launch!

A summary of our project as compact as possible. VIPER: Vaporizing Ice Pe*******on Experiment on a Rocket Facebook: https://fb.com/viperrexus Twitter: https:...

29/11/2019

For our Closing Ceremony we have prepared a few videos to summarize our project. Here's one of them: The summary of our first of two launch campaigns.

No launch for us this year, but still a great experience. Song: Ark Patrol - At All VIPER: Vaporizing Ice Pe*******on Experiment on a Rocket Facebook: https:...

29/11/2019

Abschluss Review ☑️ Danke fürs Vorbeikommen!

25/11/2019

🇩🇪 Wir laden unsere Projektpartner, Sponsoren und Interessierte zu unserer Abschlussveranstaltung diesen Freitag am 29.11.2019 ein.
Erfahrt hier mehr über unser Studierendenprojekt, unsere vorläufigen Ergebnisse und die Eismondforschung an der FH Aachen!
Eventlink: https://www.facebook.com/events/1166213933767698/

20/06/2019

VIPER had a presentation at the 24th ESA-Symposium „European Rocket and Balloon Programmes“ in Essen. It was very nice to meet other teams from REXUS cycle 10!

28/05/2019

IDS Imaging Development Systems supported us by providing the camera that observed all our ice samples and heat probes during flight. Thank you so much for your support!

19/03/2019

This is the video of our launch onboard REXUS 23. We enjoyed nice weather and an excellent view while our late access team struggled with the temperature of -32°C.
Music:
Chunking
Now or Never
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15/03/2019

This is the video of day 6, Test Countdown and Flight Readiness Review. We also went up to the Radar Hill exactly how we will do it during the hot countdown.
Music: Dangerous
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08/03/2019

The REXUS 23 sounding rocket was launched from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden earlier this week, carrying a set of student-built experiments to the edge of space! The rocket lifted off at 09:50 CET on 4 March and reached an altitude of just over 75 km, before completing its parabolic trajectory and landing about 40 km away from the space centre. REXUS 23 hosted five student experiments, two sponsored by ESA Education and three sponsored by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). The payloads were recovered on the same day by helicopter, and the teams are now working hard to analyse their results. See https://www.esa.int/Education/ESA_Academy/REXUS_23_Launched

08/03/2019

Here is the video of day 5 at Esrange Space Center! REXUS 23 is undergoing the Flight Sim Test
Music: Sequential Movement
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