[[File:IREC2018cad.png|800px|thumb|center|frame|CAD model of the rocket, displaying subsystem layout.]]
[[File:IREC2018cad.png|800px|thumb|center|frame|CAD model of the rocket, displaying subsystem layout.]]
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The system went through a few key iterations: at first, a full staging system was considered, then a boosted dart system. After those options turned out to be relatively infeasible due to manpower and expertise issues, as well as the full system redesign that it would have required to conform to smaller airframe diameters, a move was made to a powered decoupling system.