Rocket experiment by students at Luleå University of Technology. The SALACIA experiment will fly with a rocket in 2017, as part of the REXUS/BEXUS program.
SAline Liquids And Conductivity In the Atmosphere (SALACIA) is an instrument to study salts commonly found on the surface of Mars. It is currently being developed by a group of 16 students studying space science and engineering at the Kiruna campus of Luleå University of Technology in northern Sweden. The salts are thought to enable the formation of a water cycle on Mars. During night-time, when i
21/04/2017
SALACIA Team Dinner! :D
The project is almost over, and we decided to celebrate. (Nine members on the same spot is quite rare at the moment.) It's been really fun working on SALACIA together!! https://t.co/S8kav5Cugi
SALACIA (@SALACIA_Rexus21) posted a photo on Twitter Get the whole picture - and other photos from SALACIA
24/03/2017
The flight of SALACIA has been featured on the website of the LTU atmospheric science group. Check it out to find out what is happening behind the scenes!
https://atmospheres.research.ltu.se/index.php/2017/03/24/the-flight-of-salacia/
Update post-launch! Everything has gone really well. Unfortunately it takes quite a lot of time to process all videos from our four cameras. But, as you might expect, the team is quite eager to see some footage from the flight. So here are some 100 seconds from the flight (of our vessel no. 1). This video starts during motor burn. You can also notice the effect of nosecone and motor separation, and then microgravity. Enjoy!
15/03/2017
After a great rocketflight, our experiment has returned to us! Time to analyse the data! #… https://t.co/03ekBZyFp7 https://t.co/3LMicxRJmo
SALACIA (@SALACIA_Rexus21) posted a photo on Twitter Get the whole picture - and other photos from SALACIA
Successful launch!
(Jump to ~24s for rocket lift-off)
We have lift-off! SALACIA has launched at 10:43 UTC!
15/03/2017
Good news, everyone!
The weather looks really good this morning. The REXUS 21 countdown will restart with T-2H15M at 9.00am. Expecting the launch to be at 11.15 (or a bit later).
Watch the launch live at:
http://esrange.insupport.se/
or
https://youtu.be/zxVnEt-_TJ4
The countdown has been cancelled for today due to some risky weather.
The SALACIA team is still hopeful for tomorrow! Stay tuned. :)
Update! Lift-off is now planned for 11.30! :D
13/03/2017