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Ensures the design meets objectives and deliverables, creates and runs tests, and analyzes test data. Designs and fabricates experiment chassis and maintains a mass budget. Designs and fabricates electrical systems, designs an automation program, records test data, and maintains a power budget. Manages team publicity, solicits funding, maintains team website, runs travel logistics, and maintains project budget. Organizes and coordinates outreach events. Made up of all subsystem leads, oversees project and assists project manager with administrative tasks. Oversees project and serves as liason between the principal investigator and the team. Graduate student heading the project, serves as liason between faculty advisors and the team.

Updates
20 March 2009

The team would like to thank the Michigan Space Grant Consortium for becoming our latest sponsor! Your support is greatly appreciated!

The team would also like to thank Mr. Paul Nuyen for taking the time to meet with some members of the team. Mr. Nuyen works for Boeing and has overseen projects such as the 747.

In other news, the team is conducting extensive testing of various components and devices. After the preliminary design review, each subsystem has been working to address issues raised and discussed.

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The Project Manager, Brittany Drenkow is a senior in Aerospace Engineering.  She was a structures team member and summer lead for Team NanoBLUE (2007-2008) and traveled to Houston as ground crew to fly the experiment on the C-9 during June. She loves everything having to do with space and has enjoyed doing electric propulsion research. Her friends lament the fact that they never see her in social settings any more.
The Science team lead, Michelle Knapp is a senior in chemical engineering.  After having such a great experience last semester with team NanoBLUE, she decided to return and work on team ZESTT this year with hopes of returning to Ellington Field!
The Structures team lead, Josh Robinson is a junior in Aerospace Engineering. This is his second year working with S3FL. Last year he worked on the telemetry subsystem for CanSat team Victor V.

The Electrical Subsystem lead, Nicholas Ciarelli, is a sophomore in Electrical Engineering. He has been interested in and participated in activities involving science and technology since elementary school. Much of his interest in both science and technology has been nurtured by growing up in a family full of engineers. He also enjoys finding ways to spark similar interest in science among those around him, whether young or old.
The Business team lead, Phil Le is a sophomore in Aerospace Engineering. He enjoys playing Turkiball (no one else has heard of it, either), and probably rocks at it.
The Outreach team lead, Rachel Trabert is a sophomore in Aerospace Engineering. She was raised in Twin Falls, Idaho and graduated from Twin Falls High school. During high school she was a part time student at the College of Southern Idaho, where she took advanced math, science and engineering classes. She has always been curious about unknowns and loves to explore.  She has been a part of S3FL since her freshman year, having been a member of the C-9 teams both years. Rachel is also part of the UofM Ballroom Dance Team, in which she competes with regularly.
   
   
   

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