Kurt Kruger
On 5/19/14 4:08 PM, "Lynn Cominsky" <lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu> wrote:
> Congrats on a successful L1 flight! If you have any photos from last
> weekend's launches, I would love to see them, and we will post some.
> Also data.
>
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2014, Kurt Kruger wrote:
>
>> Hi Lynn. Thank you so much for the kind words. And thank you for sending
>> Tom. We had 350-400 show and we were quite happy with the turnout. Yes we
>> are doing S4 in my spare time. LOL. The kids have their instrument packs
>> mostly done. We are having a little trouble testing the WiFi do to our
>> network configurations. The sensors have all been tested. We also have the
>> Rockets from Tony 90% done. We did know the TCC launch was canceled and are
>> hoping to do the Dairy Aire in Mid May. I have a conflict I am trying to
>> deal with. We have a dedicated S4 lab we set up and yes, I plan on
>> continuing this project into the future. It is a great project and the kids
>> love it. We have been doing it after school and on weekends. We did
>> finally get approval from my district to participate in rocket launches.
>> The kids have to sign their lives away but at least it allows us to
>> continue. It was quite the process. Keep in touch.
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>>
>> On 4/14/14 10:16 PM, "Lynn Cominsky" <lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> I am sorry to have missed your wonderful open house event last Friday,
>>> but I had a previous commitment. I know you met Tom Targett, our
>>> visiting faculty member, who attended in my stead. Congrats on
>>> accomplishing the (nearly) impossible! I can't wait to see your new
>>> building at a future date.
>>>
>>> How are your S4 plans shaping up? I did not see you on the Balloon fest
>>> list, and you should know that the April TCC launch is cancelled (long
>>> story). Their next launch is going to be Dairy Aire in Mid-May. Hope
>>> you still had time to work on this project with everything else
>>> that has been going on! -lynnc
>>>
>>> On Mon, 10 Feb 2014, Kurt Kruger wrote:
>>>
>>>> Great. Thanks Lynn. I know you must be extremely busy so no worries. As
>>>> am I. And yes, Tony did tell me about the insurance. Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Kurt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/1/14 9:04 PM, "Lynn Cominsky" <lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Also we are starting to build our second cubesat. There are many projects
>>>>> involving analyzing data from the first cubesat. I will see if we have
>>>>> the time to involve HS students and let you know. There are alot of
>>>>> SSU and now SRJC students who are getting in on the program.
>>>>> You can see the website at: http://universe.sonoma.edu/T-LogoQube
>>>>> -lynnc
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014, Kurt Kruger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Lynn,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for all the info over the course of the year. Just wanted to
>>>>>> touch
>>>>>> base. We meet with Tony today to get our rocket kits today. I am having
>>>>>> difficulty with my district regarding rocketry. Rocketry is banned under
>>>>>> their insurance policy (RESIG). I am trying to get a work around. I
>>>>>> also
>>>>>> asked Tony to get me the waiver that we filled out at the launch in
>>>>>> Palmdale
>>>>>> to show my district. Would be devastating if we cannot launch. Anyway,
>>>>>> as
>>>>>> I mentioned before, we have taken over a lab at Piner specifically for S4
>>>>>> Activities. We are outfitting it now...I have tremendous student
>>>>>> interest.
>>>>>> I did see the PD article about the cube-sats....super cool. I don’t know
>>>>>> if
>>>>>> this is in the works, but I would love to get my students involved in a
>>>>>> cube-sat project in the next year or two. I have some very motivated
>>>>>> students, and in particular, a very talented young lady who would love to
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> involved. We talked about it yesterday and she and her friends would
>>>>>> love
>>>>>> to tackle such a project. Let me know if you think in the future this
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> be a possibility. Talk to you soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kurt Kruger
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> On 1/17/14 12:15 PM, "Lynn Cominsky" <lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> SOunds great! I hope we can come over before April and see your lab,
>>>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>> The School of Science and Tech here at SSU is reviewing a proposal from
>>>>>>> Piner for STEM early entrants to SSU. It looked great and I was happy to
>>>>>>> see S4 mentioned there. Did you see the article in the PD about my
>>>>>>> husband and my students who built a satellite? That's the next step
>>>>>>> after rocketry :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, 17 Jan 2014, Kurt Kruger wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Lynn! This semester I have my students working on S4. We actually
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> made our own S4 Lab dedicated to everything S4. We do plan on
>>>>>>>> attending
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> rocket launch. Probably the April 19th launch. DairyAire looks
>>>>>>>> interesting
>>>>>>>> too. We may go to the Balloon Fest too. I need to check with my S4
>>>>>>>> club
>>>>>>>> students to confirm. Hope all is well
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would like 2 of the Rocket Kits too.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks Lynn!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kurt Kruger
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> On 1/13/14 10:26 PM, "Lynn Cominsky" <lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello S4 teachers!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This email has several purposes - please read through the entire mail
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>> sure you are not missing anything.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1) For the teachers who have already received parts - please let me
>>>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>> you will be ready to fly your payloads and what events you are
>>>>>>>>> planning on attending (if any) with your students where you would
>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>> support. This Saturday (1/18), Kevin John will be going to Moffett
>>>>>>>>> Field for a low power rocket launch. He may have some model rockets
>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>> Tony
>>>>>>>>> that can fly the S4 payloads. James Manley is planning on being there >>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>> is anyone else going? Snow Ranch (the HP site near Stockton) is not
>>>>>>>>> open
>>>>>>>>> since it has not yet rained.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2) Future plans for rocket launches - since Snow Ranch is looking
>>>>>>>>> iffy,
>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>> are probably going to support at least one HP launch with Tripoli
>>>>>>>>> Central
>>>>>>>>> California - they launch near Fresno, and don't care that it has not
>>>>>>>>> yet
>>>>>>>>> rained. Here is their schedule for the semester:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> * Saturday February 15th 2014
>>>>>>>>> * - Saturday March 15th 2014
>>>>>>>>> * - Saturday April 19th 2014
>>>>>>>>> * - DairyAire - Friday May 16th, 17th, 18th (night launch on Saturday
>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>> 6:00pm or dark to 10:00pm) 2014 "DAIRY AIRE"
>>>>>>>>> And here is their website for directions to the launch site:
>>>>>>>>> http://tccrockets.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Please let me know right away if you are planning on going to any of
>>>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>>>> launches with your students.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 3) Balloon Fest - May 3 in Paso Robles. We are planning on attending
>>>>>>>>> this,
>>>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>> let me know if instead you want to go to this event
>>>>>>>>> with your students. Here is the website - you will need to register
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> advance with Steve Kliewer so he knows to expect you.
>>>>>>>>> http://endeavours.org/ then click on the link that says Championship
>>>>>>>>> Balloon
>>>>>>>>> Fest.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 4) Rocket kits - Tony will shortly be shipping the model rocket kits
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>> who would like to buy them. Each is about $60 and will
>>>>>>>>> fly to about 800 feet with a G-80 motor. They have really parachutes
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> them
>>>>>>>>> so you can collect a lot of data on the
>>>>>>>>> way back down. Tony is also creating a series of videos which we
>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>> link
>>>>>>>>> from the s4.sonoma.edu site,
>>>>>>>>> but you can watch them as they appear in lower resolution on YouTube >>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>> search for S4 tfish38 and they will show up. At the
>>>>>>>>> end of the first one, the model rocket with the G-80 motor is shown
>>>>>>>>> launching
>>>>>>>>> at Black Rock. Right now there are 3 up there:
>>>>>>>>> Introduction, Build part 2 and Build part 3. There will be a few more
>>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>>> he is done.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 5) Teachers who have not yet gotten their parts - let me know if you
>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>> want to stick with your original order numbers. We will be
>>>>>>>>> ordering the parts for your students very soon but I need you to
>>>>>>>>> confirm
>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>> original order amounts.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 6) We will be having WestEd contact you to see how things are going
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>> some limited interviewing about how your
>>>>>>>>> construction process went. They will also want to attend some events
>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>> the students fly the payloads. So we really need to hear from you
>>>>>>>>> about your plans and schedules for the semester. Don't forget that
>>>>>>>>> once
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> have had your students fly the payloads, you will get
>>>>>>>>> another $500 stipend for completing these evaluations.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As always, let us know how we can help you and thanks for
>>>>>>>>> participating!
>>>>>>>>>
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