Project Orion

Orion 1 -

Project Orion was set up in August to be the first rocket of our long list of future plans. It was constructed in late August and was launched on Thursday the 2^nd of September 1999, The rocket Orion was only 28cm high and reached an Apogee of only 100m ..

Specifications

Height : 28cm

Diameter : 2cm

Date of launch : 2^nd of September 1999

Time of launch : 4:05pm

Estimated Apogee : 100m

Orion 2 -

Orion 2 was planned to be the last launch of Orion rockets. It was launched on Monday 6^th September 1999. Its objectives were to prove that we could launch a rocket and Orion 1 wasn’t just luck.. It wasn’t luck , because Orion 2 flew a perfect flight ending our first project with success. We then thought of moving on to project Explorer which was such an improvement than the Orion rockets, and it was found out to be such a success .

Date of Launch : 6^th September 1999

Time of Launch : 6:05 PM

Estimated Apogee : 100m