THRUST VECTOR CONTROL

The TVC program started with a rocket family called Velocitas. The family consisted of SN01, SN02, and SN02.1, along with a planned but never constructed SN03. The main goal of the Velocitas pogram was to conduct the first static fires and flight tests of the TVC program. However, it being my first TVC design, there were many flaws with each vehicle that deemed them unworthy of conducting major tests. The decision was made to cancel the program. While the Velocitas program served as a great pathfinder for the TVC program, redesigns and advancements were already being made, leading to the Velocitas vehicles becoming obsolete.

*SN02.1 was a body tube redesign of SN02.

The Kestrel program is the next major step in the TVC program. The program is currently awaiting the results of the RUSH program (see below), so no vehicles have been fully constructed.

RUSH (Rocket components Universal testbed for Software and Hardware) is a vehicle that, as the name implies, a testbed for new rocket components. The main testing program for RUSH is my TVC design. Multiple static fires and (maybe?) tethered flights will be conducted. RUSH won't just be able to test TVC however, it will be able to test new software and hardware without risking the loss of other flight hardware. The design is inspired by Masten Space System's Xombie vehicle.