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Genesis was designed
and built a couple decades ago by engineers and
rocket enthusiasts associated with Friends of
Amateur Rocketry (FAR). It was nearly
completed but sat for many years in storage.
The hardware was recently given to the FAR team to
complete.
Genesis is a
single-stage, high-power rocket. It uses a
bi-propellant, hypergolic liquid engine. The
propellants are Furfuryl Alcohol and Nitric
Acid. It has an ablative thrust chamber and
nozzle. The rocket consists of an
aluminum frame, embedded, oxidizer and fuel tanks,
parachute recovery system, aerodynamic stabilization
system (i.e., fins), and composite fairing.
The rocket
propulsion module was successfully static hotfire
tested. Plans were to complete the rocket and
launch it from FAR later in the summer.
Engineering Space
assisted in planning tasks, preparing test
procedures, and providing components for
pressurization system.
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 Genesis
on Test Stand(Photograph Courtesy of: Matthew Mundy) |
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Static Test Fire
(Videography Courtesy of: Rick Maschek) |