Attending: |
Dan S, Stallen L, Gerald N, Ed S, Dave W, Julie P, and Michael W |
Call to order: | The meeting was called to order by President Dave W. at 20:20 on Oct. 20th, 2009 |
Reports of Officers:
- Witnessed test of hybrid rocket.
President:
Vice President:
- Nothing to report.
Treasurer:
- Have some money, no new donations.
- We are still waiting for the State of California to reply to queries concerning what needs to be done.
Recorder:
- Nothing to report.
Outreach:
- Ed Stokke suggest a Further Confusion panel “Gold Rush in Space.” Further Confusion is the last week in January in the Fairmont.
- Maker’s fair is suggested as a good opportunity for recruiting.
State of Peroxide:
- Dave said the stuff at the test site has degraded, except possibly the peroxide that is still in the sealed drums.
- He suggested we get serious about this when we have something to burn it in.
State of Test Site:
- Dan asked about the blockhouse, on which nothing has happened. Dan and Dave are apparently the only ones with keys.
- It is not expected that no new keys will be issued due to homeland security concerns, the implication that a fair amount of coordination is needed.
State of Engines:
- Dan is still looking for someone to do drilling of the coolant channels for the new engine. It’s possibly this could be done using EDM.
State of vehicles:
- Nothing much is being done on vehicles; we need to build and test then new engine first.
- That being said, Dan does have some interesting SolidWorks drawings of tankage and fin cans.
Other Business:
- Former ERPS President Dave Masten’s company (Masten Space Systems) is going for the million dollar Level 2 Lunar Lander Challenge on 28/29 October. If they can qualify with the level of accuracy on the landings that they showed in qualifying for the Level 1 Challenge, they could take First Prize ($1 million) from Armadillo Aerospace, who qualified in September.
Adjournment:
- Julie Porter moved to adjourn at 2110, Ed Stokke seconded. Meeting adjourned without objection.
General Meeting #343