“Yes, it was indeed gruyère, and it almost caused a disaster!”Crisis AvertedDuring an important rocket test, some students decided to strap some cheese onto one of the craft’s landing legs — and got a crucial lesson in physics.As Interesting Engineering reports, the student-built Gruyère Space Program in Lausanne, Switzerland beat out the European Space Agency when achieving the region’s first-ever “rocket hop” test earlier in October. During the test, the group’s CALIBRI rocket prototype climbed vertically before dropping back down to terra firma.During the test, the team decided to strap a…
