CanSat Launch 2010 picture page

ASK 't Harde, 10 June, 2010 - While all preparations were almost completed on Thursday, late in the afternoon the CanSat Launch event on Friday was cancelled due to a bad weather forecast. Normally the latest cancellation date for a launch is the Monday before the launch and then the weather forecast predicted very good weather, both for a nice day and good launching conditions. Unfortunately the forecast of Thursday afternoon predicted thunder for Friday, thus all parties concerned concluded that it was not safe to held the event with a few hundred people in an open field with almost no protection. The launches were postponed to NLD32, which was held on 17 August.

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The traditional day breaker on Thursday is always assembling the launch tower. Auke van der Valk and Hein Olthof prepare the motor for a CanSat Launcher v6. Fitting of the lower rocket motor center ring in one of the CanSat Launcher v6´s. A small camcorder is fitted on this ring. Parts of all three CanSat Launcher v6´s. The black one is the prototype of last year, the two red and blue ones are new build and were to have their first flight. William Van Meerbeeck prepares a rocket which was to test a parafoil like parachute. A close up of the hatches of the CanSat Launcher v6's. In flight they are opened by a servo motor. Preparing the parafoil rocket. Some CanSat Launcher v5 rockets were also prepared.