| NOVEDADES
| 20
de Noviembre del 2004 |
La
empresa Norteamericana ESTES fabrica cohetes modelo
del "Gauchito" para su venta en Estados
Unidos. |
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La empresa de cohetería
modelo ESTES
ROCKETS, pionera en este campo con más de 40
años en la industria, ha lanzado al mercado de
los Estados Unidos modelos del “Gauchito”.
Nuestro equipo recibe un porcentaje de las ventas del
mismo (el cual debe ser sin lugar a dudas el único
producto en el mundo que lleva la bandera Argentina siendo
distribuido en el exterior exclusivamente).
El kit para armar y lanzar (aterrizando en paracaídas)
se vende a unos $7 Dólares. El dinero recibido
de las ventas se destina en su totalidad a investigación
y desarrollo del "Gauchito". Miles de órdenes
para la compra del "Gauchito" han llegado a
la empresa ESTES
ROCKETS para la próxima navidad en los Estados
Unidos y por su bajo precio y nivel elemental de construcción
equipara al Spaceship One en cantidad de pedidos a las
jugueterias. |
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2004
- Informes de prensa en inglés (Cortesía
X Prize Foundation) |
| 25
de Septiembre del 2004 |
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Pablo de Leon and Associates
of Buenos Aires, Argentina, recently celebrated the successful
final testing of the escape tower system for their Gauchito
vehicle. At 100 miles South of Buenos Aires, the half
scale vehicle was tested yielding flawless results. Team
leader, Pablo de Leon, commented that the "successful
separation of the capsule in the event of a launch vehicle
failure was an important achievement." Looking ahead,
a new static test to certify the hybrid engine will take
place next month in the Patagonia, and tests of the capsule
electronic equipment are to follow soon after. Training
and water recovery is planned for early next year. |
| 1
de Julio del 2004 |
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The Argentine ANSARI X PRIZE
team, is working to complete the first test of their escape
system. This escape system is designed to lift the crew
capsule to safety in case of malfunction of the main launch
vehicle. The escape system is basically three solid-propellant
rockets attached to a tower at 120 degrees each, on top
of the capsule. In the test, the escape rockets will ignite
and lift the capsule to a safe distance from the launch
rocket. The test will be performed in the Province of
Buenos Aires, in a secure test area. If successful, this
test will allow Pablo de Leon and Associates to continue
development and ensure safer flights tests. |
| 14
de Junio del 2004 |
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Pablo de León &
Associates released a PDF
file.
- In january 2002 we flew the first latin
american payload in the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour carrying
7 experiments to the International Space Station (I.S.S.).
- X Prize vehicle details:
LAUNCH METHOD: Vertical launch
PROPULSION: Hybrid (Liquid/solid) rockets
LANDING METHOD: Parachute landing system
- Several High Altitude Balloons test were performed during
2001/2002 from the Patagonia
GPS Positioning, and telemetry was transmitted to Earth
every second.
Capsule flights were recorded in real time video and the
images transmitted to Earth.
- Research in life support systems
Partial Pressure space suit, Thermal Protection Coverall
Space suit tested in high alttitude and thermal chamber.
- Research in life support systems.
- Space suit tested in high alttitude glider flights.
- A half scale rocket launch test took place in may 2003
with a total loss of the vehicle.
- Now, static tests of an improved propulsion system are
taking place, and a new test flight with capsule recovery
will be performed in september 2004 |
| 30
de Abril del 2004 |
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The Argentine X PRIZE team
of Pablo de Leon and Associates reports progress in its
work towards a new flight test, having started in the
final design of the capsule cockpit. Building of a flight
vehicle/capsule is anticipated to begin shortly; at present
several ergonomic studies are underway to determine how
best to acommodate three persons in the spacecraft (as
required by X PRIZE contest rules).
Testing of the thermal protection system has already been
achieved succesfully. |
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