A-1 Block 2: Flight 1 - Year 1, Day 93

Launch Facility: Woomerang
Mission Objectives:

1. Collect scientific data during atmospheric flight

Crew:

• None

This rocket uses the same single-engine booster as the A-1, but has an expanded payload bay containing scientific experiments. The rocket is programmed to automatically launch and record the scientific data after a set amount of battery has discharged.

Unfortunately, the parachute deployment wasn't programmed correctly, and the payload was unable to be recovered.

A-1 Block 2: Flight 2 - Year 1, Day 116

On a second flight, the parachute was still not programmed correctly.

A-1 Block 2: Flight 3 - Year 1, Day 139

The timing problems were finally rectified, and scientific data from the atmosphere was safely recovered.