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"Iridium Sandstorm" rocket launching off the pad at SA Cup, June 2022
and machining all necessary hardware that the Team didn’t have before. Finally, they will perform more recovery test launches with an all-new test rocket, Gold Celadon, so everything is ready to go before heading back to New Mexico in June.
Future Projects and
Outreach
Besides planning for the SA Cup, the focus for the 2022-23 school year is to develop a rocket to launch into space. The Team’s high-altitude project had its most recent flight in September of 2021 at FAR (friends of amateur rocketry) in the Mojave Desert. This rocket was designed
to go to ~90,000ft. This year, they are developing what is known as
STUDENT TEAMS
a “spaceshot” with the predicted altitude being ~330,000ft, also known as the Kármán line or the boundary of space.
Members of the team have also been taking part in different community outreach opportunities within the Twin Cities. Four members of the team met with a Cub Scout troop from Red Pine Elementary School in Eagan, MN, to show off some of the rockets and give the kids a simple overview of the Team and aerospace engineering.
A second subteam met with the Robotics team at Eagan High School as well as other robotics teams from nearby schools. Team members shared how they manage a large, complex engineering team/project. They also spoke about the journey from high school to college, their experiences in STEM and concluded with having small group discussions with students interested in various design areas (subteams) of the Rocket Team.
You gave it to the Max!
The Team also wishes to share a huge THANK YOU to all who donated during Give to the Max
Day on November 18, 2022. They raised over $5,000 with an additional $5,000 matched by Collins Aerospace Systems. Because of your generosity, the Team will be able to put the money towards travel costs for the SA Cup competition, which will allow the Team to take more students on the trip. If you want
to continue supporting the Rocket Team, check out their donation link found on the Rocket Team’s website: https://rkt.aem.umn.edu/
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