Then, take one of the manila semicircles and line the straight side along the edge of your work surface, with the curved side away from you. Hold a finger point in the middle of the straight side to act as an anchor point, then use your other hand to roll one side of the semicircle on the edge of your work surface. The piece should spin around your finger like a wheel. Sorry if the pictures aren't clear! Take the can with the intact bottom and cut a hole (the diameter of a small tin) close to the base. If your pupils have been learning about astronauts, then you can get them to compile their knowledge in one handy place with this Astronauts Mind Map. Alternatively, it would be a great way for kids to brainstorm right at the start of a topic. Also, you will need to add a plug to the end of the motor retainer for testing the separation charge. This can just be a piece of wood the same shape and size as the bottom lip of the motor casing.

And so from the thousands, one remained — the design that could not only carry out the mission to Mars, but could do so most safely, affordably and sustainably. The avionics bay is somewhat straightforward to assemble. Figure out what all you want to fly, position them on the avionics bay sled, and add some walls and harnesses to keep everything in!

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There's no set measurement for a good harness, but one rule of thumb is to mount your parachute so there is a 4:1 ratio of harness on either end of the parachute. For this setup with the separation charges mounted to the avionics bay, I had the shorter section of harness for both the drogue and main chute mounted to the avionics bay. I went with ~15' sections of kevlar cord for both harnesses. This can make it difficult to regulate the temperature of the stove, and it can also make it difficult to cook food evenly. Make sure the pipe is centered and level, and that it extends at least a foot above the top of the stove. The semicircle should begin to look like it's curving into a cone shape. You can begin making the cone tighter, working it until it matches the diameter of the body tube. Use clothespins to hold the cone in place while you glue the flap down. Now fill the space between the inner and outer tins with something that will act as an insulator. Leo has heavy clay soil in his garden, so he used that. Perlite would make the stove lighter for carrying around.

An ash pan catches loose ash and prevents it from clogging theairflow. It acts as a heat shield and prevents your stove from scorching the ground. Vent holes near the top of the burn chamber allow preheated oxygen to fuel the flame resulting in a more complete combustion and a hotter fire with less smoke. Finally, use a piece of line, maybe about 1 foot long, to attach the nose cone to the inside of the body tube. This is so that when the ejection charge goes off, it won't blow your nose cone away; it'll still be attached by the line.

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Now when you blow up a balloon, the air makes the balloon stretch bigger and bigger. But the little film canister doesn't stretch and all this gas has to go somewhere! To test the pins and charge, you can use a vacuum taped to an avionics bay access hole to simulate the decrease in air pressure experienced during flight. My altimeter said it got all the way to 580 feet during the ground test! Using a drill with a 1-inch bit, drill four or five evenly spaced holes around the bottom of the can. Each hole will serve as an air intake port for the combustion chamber. The size and number of holes can be adjusted depending on the size of the can and the desired airflow. Step 4: Install insulation material The Solo gasifying stoves aren’t just lovely looking objects, they’re some of the most efficient stoves for cooking with wood.

So, you’ve fitted the small tins together to make an L shape inside the larger can and this shape sits in the centre of the larger tin with about 3cm of space underneath. Cut a hole in the side of the big tin about 3cm up from the bottom. The hole should be the same diameter as the small tins.

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If you couldn't find a small, cheapo brush to use, you could make a brush like I did. To make the brush, I ripped off a corner piece from a sheet of paper and covered the corner with Scotch tape. This is so that the tip wont break apart from being soaked with glue. I then rolled the piece of paper around a pencil so that the corner hung off the end of the pencil. You can see in the picture that the paper forms to any surface it is pressed to, making it ideal for applying glue. Over history, there have been numerous studies of how to get to Mars, so you take the best data you can get and figure out what it takes to execute those missions. The general thinking is that you’re going to need multiple launches to carry out the mission, but even with multiple launches, there are going to be some really big pieces. You’re going to have to be able to lift at least 130 metric tons of stuff (a.k.a. payload) into Earth orbit. Many engineers think your lander may measure up to 30 feet across, so you need a payload volume big enough to carry it. Take the bottle outside and connect the pump to the needle adaptor. Ours wouldn’t stand up on the fins so we rested it on a box, but if you make some strong fins it should stand up by itself. Wrap and tape a tube of paper around the film canister. Hint: Tape the canister to the end of the paper before you start wrapping.