As mentioned in the project description, BLADE is designed to emulate industry practices and does so by having students participate in three different design phases accompanied by a review at the end of each one which serves to provide feedback and allow students to make improvements moving forward.
Students will begin in a Conceptual Design Review phase (CoDR), then move into a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase, and conclude with a Critical Design Review (CDR) phase.
Myself and two other team members have developed content for each of these phases to serve as a guide for students to help build & design their mission. I have incorporated much of what I learned from my systems engineering, program management, and senior design courses to help develop this content.