June 2004- Brian creates the concept of a rocket specially designed to fly to tornadoes.
July 19, 2004 at 3:20 PM EDT
at Beech Island, SC -R2-1 made a successful flight.
July 23, 2004 at 7:30 PM EDT
at Beech Island, SC -R2-2 made two excellent flights and responded
appropriately to the wind!
August 7, 2004 at 12:30 PM
CDT at Huntsville, AL -"Tornado-Seeking" Rockets were presented to the NWS of
Huntsville located inside the National Space Science and Technology Research
Center. Advice was given to further the project.
February 14-18, 2005 in Nashville, TN
-"Tornado-Seeking" rockets were put on display at StormDays2005. Most local
meteorologists who participated in the event viewed the project as an
interesting concept.
April 2005- Dave Davis, with Boeing Employees Model Rocketry Club in Kent, WA, reports that
his club is looking at starting a similar program. The I.N.V.A.D.E.R. team and
B.E.M.R.C. plan to share information to benefit our projects.
April 14, 2005- The decision is made to attempt a
tornadic launch in June 2005.
May 8, 2005- The decision is made that Trinity
will be the final experimental design.
May 26, 2005- Anti-Lightning-Strike Launcher
constructed.
May 26, 2005- Trinity Arsenal completed.
June15, 2005- Testing in Muncie, IN resulted in
two excellent flights in 20-30 MPH winds.
June 17, 2005- Norman, OK- The T.S.R. concept was
introduced at the NSSL.
June 2005- T.S.R. stormchase was conducted in the
Plains, but the weather patterns changed during the trip and produced no
tornadoes.
Mesocyclone- Clark, SD June 2005
Mesocyclone- Clark, SD June 2005
September 2005- The National Geographic Channel
requests that the TSR be included in a show titled "Critical Decisions: Oklahoma
City Tornado."
October 2005- A rocket similar to the TSR
appears in the movie "Category 7." The producer reports that it was not their
intention to copy the TSR, but to copy the NASA lightning-summoning test
rockets.
December 27, 2005- Successful launch in Beech
Island, SC using the A.L.S. Quick-Launcher.
January 2006- The TSR Project appears in Critical Decisions: Oklahoma City Tornado on the National Geographic Channel.
January 11, 2006- First Rocket Cams arrive from BoosterVIsion.com. The Antenna Gun is created.
January 22, 2006- Payload capable TSR: Spirios is constructed.
February 2006- Spirios has excellent test flight at Nashville, TN.
March 15, 2006- Micro-activation rocketcam switch developed by Brian for the project.
March 16, 2006- Rocketcam card system loaded into Spirios.
June 6, 2006- TSR: Spirios 2.5
makes first flight toward Mesocyclone near Boxelder, TX. Spirios
3.0 was fired with payload shortly after at the same storm.
