What is the role of the institution La ACES Leader on the student team?
The La ACES Leader mentors to the students and provides the overall guiding force, but is not necessarily directly involved with the student payload design and development. The Leader, of course, would be a reference source for the student team either answering questions or suggesting approaches for the students to find their own answers. The Leader may also need to pose questions to the students in order to direct the payload development toward success (e.g. What happens to the closed-cell foam padding you want to use under vacuum?, How long will your alkaline battery provide power when cooled to -20o C?). Finally, the Leader provides the interface between the student team and the La ACES Flight Team management at LSU on issue concerning the actually flight of the team payload.
