My high school team’s space probe
Me and a few friends made this design document as part of our entry to the UK CanSat competition where a high school team is required to build a probe to be launched. The probe must serve some purpose, and ours was to map the temperature and pressure of the air at different altitudes. We had the opportunity to launch it a week ago and you can find the video of our launch here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16bsLzxjP7OWRqVvCB62cLv7QYLR... During the launch we reached 400m above sea level, and the can pulled 70gs successfully. The parachute and can stayed intact.…
My high school team’s space probe launched on March 16, 2025 with 157 votes, #271 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
A high school team's competition entry for the UK CanSat challenge, this space probe measures temperature and pressure at different altitudes. Built by a group of students, the probe was successfully launched and reached 400 meters above sea level while withstanding 70gs of force, with its parachute and structure remaining intact. The device collected atmospheric data during flight, though GPS implementation was not completed on launch day.
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Me and a few friends made this design document as part of our entry to the UK CanSat competition where a high school team is required to build a probe to be launched. The probe must serve some purpose, and ours was to map the temperature and pressure of the air at different altitudes. We had the opportunity to launch…
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