Invictus Flight 1 - Preliminary Anomaly Report

Invictus Flight 1 - Anomalies

Stage 1 Flight

- Desynchronized engine ignition caused engine mount to crack from the extreme torque it was stressed with, causing the powerslide at liftoff. The large stage 1 fins corrected this somehow.

Stage 2 Flight

- The emergency repair that was performed before flight failed, causing the second stage motor to shoot away from the rocket and have fun on its own. The engine broke through the mount first however, flipped around and lit the stage 3 engine. 

Stage 3 Flight

- Due to the third stage falling hard on the ground before final integration because we suck, the stage 3 engine mount was compromised prior to engine ignition. This caused it to fail immediately at ignition, even though we reinforced as best we could. This ruined the flight of stage 3, causing it to slam directly into the ground with the nosecone still attached and no parachutes deployed. Due to the third stage motor not being connected, it shot out of the rocket instead of deploying anything. 

The Bright Sides

- WE FLEW INVICTUS.

- The core design has been verified to work (shown by ignition of stage 2) and the tube couplers survived without damage.

- Stage 1 survived nearly without harm and survived stage separation perfectly. 

- The pieces we recovered are mostly undamaged and just need light finishing work and fin reattachment on some to be ready for flight again.

- The ASA pad sustained pretty major damage to part of its flame diverter, but even so this was a very overrated rocket for it to launch without any water deluge WHICH DID ACTUALLY TURN OUT TO BE NECESSARY LMAO. Our next pad design will be upgraded and debut on the next flight of Invictus. We learned a lot for the next pad design.

- The next flight will feature heaps of upgrades that we are integrating into the vehicle only because we flew when we did. 

We have much higher hopes for Invictus Flight 2.

Tres Gradus Furorem - Three Stages Of Fury