Category:Rockets

Revision as of 04:35, 17 September 2023 by Evelynan (talk | contribs) (Updated with current project information, inserted competition links, and added Dr. Hara. Also added two more recent photos.)
Rockets
Part of the Rockets series
Project Daedalus
CharybdisPegasusPrometheusTalos
People
Dr. Hai Wang (Team Advisor) Thomas White (Co-Lead) William Koski (Co-Lead)
Launch Certifications
Level 1 Level 2 • Level 3
Miscellaneous
CFD WorkflowSo You Want To...Avionics
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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, the Rockets team competes regularly in the Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition (IREC), the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) 51025 Competition, and the Collegiate Propulsive Lander Challenge (CPLC). The Rockets team is structured into team projects, a high power rocketry certification program, and research & development.

The Phoenix team posing at the launch rail before launching to achieve first place in the 2022 FAR 51025 competition.

The active team projects are Fountain Hopper and Phoenix. Fountain Hopper is a lander rocket project competing in the CPLC. This year, 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 3 years. Phoenix is a two-stage rocket project competing in the FAR 51025 fully equipped with redundant avionics, dual recovery on both stages, and a traveling rover. This year, Phoenix will be a two-stage rocket project competing in the 2024 Spaceport America Cup IREC.

In order to help our team members learn the fundamentals of rocketry, the Rockets team builds and launches Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 high-power rockets. These are launched with national rocketry clubs, such as the National Association of Rocketry and the Tripoli Rocket Association.

The Rockets team Faculty Advisor is Dr. Hai Wang. The Rockets Propulsion team Faculty Advisory is Dr. Ken Hara. The current team leads are

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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.