Mobile Sounding Rocket Launcher

The aim of this thesis is to look at the possibility for SSC, Swedish Space Corporation, to build a cost-effective mobile rocket launcher to be used for their most common sounding rockets. Having a mobile rocket launcher will give SSC the possibility to not only expand their own line of launchers but more importantly giving them the opportunity to launch rockets outside their own base. To ease transportation of the launcher it is required to fit in a 40ft container. This requirement is the major limitation during the design phase. To keep the cost down, emphasis will be put on trying to find solutions with commercial products. Concepts were developed during three phases and after presenting the concepts to involved personnel, feedback was given and the concept(s) were developed further. The third and final phase contain the chosen concept and suggestions are given regarding future work to be done before it can be manufactured.