Benjamin Carpenter OAIRE Week 6
This was my last week at OAIRE!! I was really disappointed that the six weeks were already up, but I have to admit it is nice to be back home. This week was really fun. To start the week off we got a tour of the propulsion laboratory on campus, which was really cool. We […]
Benjamin Carpenter OAIRE Week 5
Hi everyone, I’m Benjamin Carpenter and I just completed my 5th week at OAIRE here at Ok State University. Wow was this week cool! At the beginning of the week I was tasked with making a foam glider using only pieces cut using the foam cutter. On the surface it seemed like a pretty […]
Benjamin Carpenter Week 4 OAIRE
Hey everybody! I’m Ben and this was my fourth week here at OAIRE at OSU. This week was different, but in a good way. It started out normal, with Monday being filled with continuing to learn how to use the foam cutter. Myself and another intern were tasked with designing and cutting a fuselage for […]
Benjamin Carpenter OAIRE Week 3
Testing a 14 ft long tube kite tail (the one we will use for the actual flights will be 65ft long) Hi, I’m Ben Carpenter. I am interning with Oklahoma State University for aerospace engineering. This week has been exciting. The first few days I continued my work with the hot wire foam cutter. […]
Benjamin Carpenter, OAIRE Week 2
Hi everybody! I’m Ben and I just finished my second week at OAIRE. This week unfortunately, much like last week, wasn’t as fast as I was hoping that it would be. I did a lot of grunt work around the lab, and a project we were going to start working on was postponed due to […]
Benjamin Carpenter, OAIRE Week 1
Hi everyone! I’m Benjamin Carpenter, and this summer I am interning with OSU (Oklahoma State University) in their aerospace engineering department, or Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE). I am here with another Pintern, Rider. This first week was pretty slow, but it was slow for important reasons. This week focused on instruction, as well as the […]
Benjamin Carpenter – Dolores High School
Hi, I’m Ben, and I’m a Pintern. I have a background in robotics and am currently working on a rover for the Colorado Space Grant Consortium. This is my second year competing in their robotics challenge. Last year, my team’s rover completed all the courses, and we even won […]