Our guided recovery system will be integrated into future ARIS rockets and will guide the rockets safely back to the ground by summer 2023. Our project PHOENIX is named after a mythical creature that arises from the ashes. Just like a phoenix, ARIS rockets will rise again with the help of our guided recovery system. A special thanks goes to the main initiators Prof. Dr. Zeilinger and ETH Zurich.

Aiming high altitudes ARIS rockets result in new challenges for the recovery. Large horizontal offsets need to be flown back using a guidance system. There are different options for bringing back a rocket to a predefined location. In our project, we focus on a system using so-called ram-air parachutes. The main advantages of this type of parafoils are the controllability, the in-flight opening characteristics, and the high gliding ratio.