A comprehensive, practical guide to designing, building, and flying analytically simulated and physically validated high-power rockets.
Written for onboarding new rocketry club members and any amateur rocketeer who wants to bridge the gap between theory and hands-on build.

📖 About

This handbook covers the full lifecycle of a high-power rocket:

Engineering theory (structures, propulsion, avionics, recovery)
Simulation and modeling
Practical manufacturability
Process control, machining, soldering, composites
Integration and launch operations

Goal: Create a living, version-controlled technical reference that can be updated as the club learns and innovates.

📂 Project Structure

flight-proven/
│
├── src/ # LaTeX source files
│ ├── main.tex # Master document
│ ├── preamble.tex # Packages, macros, style
│ ├── titlepage.tex # Title page
│ ├── glossary.tex # Glossary & acronyms
│ ├── bibliography.bib # References
│ ├── chapters/ # Main content
│ │ ├── 01_introduction.tex
│ │ ├── 02_structures.tex
│ │ ├── 03_propulsion.tex
│ │ ├── 04_avionics.tex
│ │ ├── 05_recovery.tex
│ │ ├── 06_manufacturing.tex
│ │ ├── 07_integration.tex
│ │ └── 08_launchops.tex
│ │ └── 21_appendix.tex
│ ├── figures/ # Diagrams and images
│ └── tables/ # Large standalone tables
│
├── build/ # Compiled output (gitignored)
├── .latexmkrc # Build configuration
├── .gitignore
└── README.md

⚙️ Build Instructions

Prerequisites

MiKTeX (with latexmk installed)
Perl (required for latexmk)
Cursor or VS Code with:
- LaTeX Workshop extension
- LaTeX Utilities extension
Git

First-Time Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/flight-proven.git
cd flight-proven