Steven Pietrobon
University of South Australia, SA                20 February 1995
(Phone:  +61 8 302 3863)

RELEASE:  95-1

ASRI ANNOUNCES LAUNCH DATE FOR AUSROC II-2

     The Australian Space Research Institute last week finalised the launch
date for AUSROC II-2 as 24 May 1995 from the Woomera range in South Australia. 
AUSROC II-2 is the largest amateur liquid fueled rocket ever constructed in 
Australia and one of the largest to be manufactured in the world. The 6 metre
liquid oxygen/kerosene rocket has had many changes made to it to correct the
design defficiencies which led to the failure of AUSROC II on 22 October 1992. 
These include:

o Stainless steel air lines to operate the valves
o Electrical disconnect lines located away from the engine
o A more powerful and thermally isolated liquid oxygen valve and actuator
o Check valves between the Helium regulators and propellant tanks
o Tri-fin arrangement as opposed to the original cruciform
o Stronger and stiffer launch rail