The Fifth Launch: A Day of Adversity and Triumph

Today was the fourth day of launches and the rocket needed to be in the air for at least five seconds. Mahea was absent so I had to change the rocket myself. I taped the parachute to the bottle, placed the cone on top of the bottle, stuffed the parachute inside of it, and went outside to launch. I would like to express my gratitude towards Megan and Allie, who assisted me greatly while I struggled to set up the rocket. I used 600 milliliters of water and 40 psi. When launched, the rocket managed to achieve five seconds of air time. The rain damaged the fins, so those will need to be fixed for the next launch. I am also planning to improve how the cone rests on the bottle since the parachute did not deploy, which would have slowed down the rocket and increased the time.