• Question: have you ever build/ designed a rocket then seen it fly ?

    Asked by Aaron "American" Mccorr to Aisling, Colin, Laurence, Ned, Niamh on 9 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Laurence O'Rourke

      Laurence O'Rourke answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      Hi there, nope on my side. I’ve been involved with lots of satellite, one of which I did in fact helped design and build.

    • Photo: Ned Dwyer

      Ned Dwyer answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      Hi Aaron, No, but I worked on the images and photographs coming from a number of satellites orbiting the Earth. That is pretty exciting, cause it is the real use of the satellite to help us understand better how our environment works here on Earth.

    • Photo: Colin Shirran

      Colin Shirran answered on 11 Mar 2016:

      Nope unfortunately. Unless you count the one I made at Uni! We had to create a small rocket using a supplied engine that would release a small capsule at the end and come back safely to earth with a parachute. It all worked perfectly except we lost it as the wind took it over into an area we couldn’t get in to.

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