RX32 GAMEon
GAMEon – Glider for Atmospheric Measurements and Experiments
The GAMEon experiment proposed to build on the achievements of the GAME mission (RX25) to develop a self-stabilizing microglider that estimates its own attitude based on sensor inputs and navigates to a target coordinate to serve as a platform for various atmospheric measurements in the future. The microglider was ejected from a Rexus sounding rocket, transition from highspeed vacuum ambient conditions to stable flight, autonomously steered towards a target coordinate, and communicated flight data and sensor infromation via a self-developed communication system before being retrieved.
Mission Overview and objectives
Transport a glider with a sounding rocket to near space altitude
Eject the Free Gliding Unit from the REXUS rocket
Transition from high speed vacuum ambient conditions to stable flight
Collect flight data and establish radio transmission between glider and ground control
Autonomous attitude control flight and navigate the FGU to a given coordinate
The Launch of the Rocket
The Groundstation
