Design and development of a payload module for rocket-borne experiments for university students (REXUS)

Abstract

Sounding rockets are the most common medium that are used carry instruments to near space for various types of experiments such as microgravity experiments, upper atmospheric experiments etc. However, due to high acceleration and vibration occurred, most of the instruments tend to give inaccurate or imprecise results. Hence, there is a real need in developing a proper payload carrying unit, which can protect instruments from undesirable effects, in sounding rockets. This paper presents an improved design for a payload carrying module developed.