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The 2008-2009 USU Chimaera team designed and built The Pike. It was test launched on Mar 14th 2009 and will be flown in the NASA USLI competition ...

The on board camera captures the March 14th 2009 launch of the Pike, the 2009 USU's Chimaera team rocket.

The 2008-2009 chimaera aerodynamics team conducted this wind tunnel testing in order to verify simulator results.

The preliminary test of the airbrake deployment before the Pike's completion.

The Pike's maiden voyage on March 14th 2009. This flight was an entire system test and the target altitude of one mile was missed by only 27 inches.

The 2008 Chimaera rocket's airbrake system.

A collage of our static motor testing, put together by Kyle Jeppson.