NASA Student Launch Team
About the Project
About the Project
Sponsors
Sponsors
Info
Info
From NASA's Academic Affairs Office, the NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) is a research-based experimental competitive learning project conducted to find innovative ways for space exploration. This competition seeks to connect students, educators, and the STEM community to provide a learning experience for colleges and students within their respective programs.
Our team is focused on mastering the techniques and skills needed to successfully build a high-powered rocket as we are the first of a multi-year project
Competition Overview
Competition Overview
- Rocket must reach a max altitude (apogee) of 1,609 m (5,280 ft)
- Rocket must land within 762 m radius from launch location
- Rocket must hold and deploy payload that is a deployable rover
- Once at apogee, rocket must deploy recovery system consisting of drogue chute and main chute
- After flight cycle, rocket must be in reusable condition for additional flights
Goals of the Launch
Goals of the Launch
List of Ten major goals to accomplish with design.
2018 NASA Student Launch Handbook.
2018 NASA Student Launch Handbook.
nsl_un_2018 (2).pdf