N15

N15 Name: N15
Type: Hercules A
Motor: K2000
Launch: NLD6, ASK 't Harde, 23 April 1996

The N15 was a copy of the N12. The small differences were the single downwards faced camera and the sound recording and atmospheric pressure measurement experiments. The most important difference was, that all data was transmitted to ground control. The resulting values were close to what was calculated. The N15 was featured on national television on the "Klokhuis" show.
Again we had troubles parachuting, but it wasn't our fault. The cable of the main parachute broke, because it wasn't nylon. The nylon was bought at a DIY store as nylon. When we informed the DIY store, they sued their supplier.

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The N15's parachute compartment.
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The nose cone was primed with a spray.
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The hatch of the parachute compartment always gets a lot of attention.
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The top end of the N15.
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The camera nose.
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The electronics.
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The electronics.
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The camera position of the N15.
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The crew who built the N15.
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The launch of the N15.
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The N15 about to leave the launching rail, seen through its camera.
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The N15 in flight.
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The deployment of the main parachute.
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The N15's main parachute cable broke and N15 made a free fall from ca. 150 metres. Gerben-Jan Ligthart presents the main parachute, which was recovered before the rocket.
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Except for the exterior the N15 was relatively undamaged after its fall.
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