The Parachute is ready for take-off! 

It was a long process which started off with a lot of research. Firstly, I researched all of the different types of fabrics and shapes.  I decided to use a segmented dome shaped parachute as it should support our can better during the landing. 

Crescent’s previous entry, Team Rocket, used red and yellow nylon to make their parachute. Their successful outreach programme inspired the founding of Candroid. To pay tribute to this, we have used the same fabric and colours. Obviously, our parachute differs in shape and the formula we are using is not the same! 

The next step was to get a 3D image of the parachute. A DCG Teacher in my school helped me to form an image using Solid Works. I then converted it to a 2D image. 

I printed the 2D image to use them as stencils for when I cut the fabric. 
One of my major difficulties in making the parachute was trying to keep it in line when I was using the sewing machine. 

By Tayyaba