Dragon X Under Fuel Searching Work

Dragon X is now facing a problem of lacking the Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) fuel to launch Galaxy Design b vehicle as the first fuel test for the future Galaxy Project.

Four times the Galaxy Design b had been delayed and now, Dragon X would again announced for postponing the launch and the fuel test. Dragon X added an additional back up launch attempt for Galaxy X1 in January 2012.

Originally launch date and window for Galaxy X1 Development Flight is on 24 November 2011, and the second back up launch date was opened on 13 December 2011. Now, by facing the fuel lacking problem that had ruin all the test schedule of Galaxy Project had force Dragon X to consider to open a new back up launch window in not earlier than January 2012.

By the way, the work on searching Potassium Nitrate is still working on by Dragon X Team.

Dragon X Team Return Home Safety

Yesterday midnight, on 3 November 2011, Thursday, at about 11.45pm, Dragon X Team: Cameron Tan, Chester Cheng, Hongz Teoh, Sean Quek, Muhammad Izzuan, Tan Ying Ru and the other participants had return home safety to Kota Bharu, Kelantan after a 3 days 2 nights trip from Langkawi.

35 students and 3 teeachers (Pn Masitah, Pn Amy and En Gan Tong Hin) arrive to Kuala Perlis Ferry Terminal at about 6.15pm on 1 November 2011, Tuesday. Then about a 45 minutes ferry ride landed us at Kuah Town, Langkawi.

Many wonderful and enjoyable memories was collected during the trip. One of the place we had been visited is the Langkawi National Observatory (LNO). We experience the solar and stellar telescope watching. The visitation was associated with Malaysia National Space Agency (ANGKASA).

We also visited the Underwater World, Mangrove Island Tour, LNO, Gunung Matchinchang - Cable Car, Beras Terbakar and Eagle Square. This is an awesome and a forgettable trip we been there.