IREC is an annual rocketry competition put on by the ESRA and is the world’s largest university rocket engineering competition. Their goal for this competition is to motivate students to design, build, and fly a solid-propulsion rocket with a scientific payload, mirroring real-world scenarios in future careers.

There are three main components of the IREC Competition: airframe & propulsion, avionics & recovery, and the payload.

The airframe and propulsion team is responsible for designing the rocket frame, building a subscale test rocket, and ensuring the solid-propulsion motor operates safely.

The Avionics and Recovery team ensures reliable in-flight data collection, live telemetry and video, and safe rocket recovery. 

The Payload subteam is responsible for designing, building, and testing the scientific payload that fits within the constraints of the SDL payload challenge.