October 24, 2024
How a slice of cheese almost derailed Europe's rocket test
“Yes, it was indeed Gruyère cheese, and it almost caused a disaster!” acknowledged GSP president Jérémy Marciacq.Strapping the cheese to the rocket “was purely for fun, but in the end, it allowed us to discover some limits to our design – notably for roll control,” Marciacq said.
The student-led group beat the European Space Agency and Europe’s private space sector to the punch, albeit with a relatively small design. Europe’s ArianeGroup, for example, is still working toward the first hop test for its Themis reusable rocket program. The first of these tests was recently delayed to 2025. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne in Switzerland, co-founded the Gruyère Space Program (GSP) Photo credit: Gruyère Space Program / YouTube More details »
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