General Overview
We compete in the International Rocketry and Engineering Competition, an annual collegiate-level high-powered rocketry competition focused on solid propulsion, scientific payloads, and avionics.
IREC Competition Chief: Anton Golokev
AIRFRAME & PROPULSION
The airframe and propulsion subteam designs and manufactures the rocket's structural frame, including external components such as fins and the nose cone. Through simulations and testing, the team ensures the rocket is aerodynamically efficient, structurally sound, and capable of withstanding strong forces generated during takeoff, flight, and recovery.
AVIONICS & RECOVERY
The Avionics and Recovery Team will design an avionics bay for the subscale rocket and, subsequently, for the full-scale rocket. The team ensures a reliable telemetry system is in place, enabling us to collect large amounts of useful data from our launches. The live telemetry data collected during the flight includes altitude, acceleration, and GPS location.
PAYLOAD
The Payload team's primary goal is to design, test, and build the payload component for the high-powered full-scale rocket in the annual IREC Competition. The team aims to base the payload on an interesting scientific experiment that fits within the constraints of our rocket’s design, which encourages creativity in the design of our rocket and payload.