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− | [[File: CardinalIILaunch.jpg | right| 250px | thumb | Cardinal II lifting off the pad on a J class motor.]] | + | The Rockets team is a student-led group striving to push the limits of high power rocketry. The team's long-term goal is a shot to the 100-km Karman Line, which forms the common definition of space. Along the way, the Rockets team competes regularly in the [[Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition|Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition (IREC)]], the [https://friendsofamateurrocketry.org/ Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) 51025 Competition], and the [https://landerchallenge.space/details Collegiate Propulsive Lander Challenge (CPLC)]. The Rockets team is structured into team projects, a High Power Rocketry (HPR) certification program, and research & development. |
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− | The Rockets team is a student-led group striving to push the limits of high power rocketry. The team's long-term goal is a shot to the 100-km Karman Line which forms the common definition of space. Along the way, it competes every year in the Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition and runs Project Daedalus, a suite of experimental projects developing technology required to reach space. This year's [[Project Daedalus]] is a suite of three rockets: [[Charybdis]] is testing out passive ascent stabilization with canted fins, [[Argus]] is designing a rocket with RF-activated interior camera systems, and [[Icarus]] is creating a reefed parachute that can vary its size during descent. | + | The active team projects are Fountain Hopper and Phoenix. Fountain Hopper is a lander rocket project competing in the CPLC. In Fall 2023, the project will begin custom hybrid engine development and will prototype an electric ducted fan for simulating a full scale lander vehicle aimed for launch within three years. Phoenix is a two-stage rocket project that competed in the FAR 51025 fully equipped with redundant avionics, dual recovery on both stages, and a traveling rover. In Fall 2023, Phoenix will be a two-stage rocket project competing in the 2024 Spaceport America Cup IREC. |
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− | To accomplish each of the components of Daedalus, the Rockets team builds and launches [[L1 Certification|Level 1]], [[L2 Certification|Level 2]], and Level 3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-power_rocketry high-power rockets]. These are launched with national rocketry clubs.
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− | The Rockets team Faculty Advisor is [[Dr. Hai Wang]]. The current team leads are [[User:Thwhite|Thomas White]] and [[User:iangomez|William Koski]]. | + | In order to help our team members learn the fundamentals of rocketry, the Rockets team builds and launches [[L1 Certification|Level 1]], [[L2 Certification|Level 2]], and Level 3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-power_rocketry high-power rockets]. These are launched with national rocketry clubs, such as the [http://tccrockets.com/v2/ Tripoli Rocket Association] and the [https://www.nar.org/ National Association of Rocketry].{{Nowrap|The Rockets team Faculty Advisor is [[Dr. Hai Wang]]. The Rockets Propulsion team Faculty Advisory is Dr. Kentaro Hara. The current team leads are {{Leadership|Rockets=true}}}} |
| + | [[File:Max L3.png|thumb|An L3 high power rocket launch liftoff in May 2023.]] |
| + | Check out the [[Rockets Team]] page for everything you need to know about the team. |
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− | Check out the [[Rockets Team]] page for everything you need to know about the team.
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