GT USLI Rocket

NASA, ATK, NAR, Space Grant Consortium

GT USLI Rocket

Goals

To challenge university-level students to design, build and launch a reusable rocket with a scientific or engineering payload to one mile above ground level, or AGL. The project engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers.

Issues Involved or Addressed

Development of a rocket propelled vehicle and scientific payload subject to the approval and review process of NASA; optimization of flight hardware; low-cost research systems.  Teams may choose a new investigative topic each year, previous topics have included moving oxygen gas in microgravity with a controlled magnetic field and an analysis of vortex shedding around the body of a rocket.

Methods and Technologies

  • Rocketry
  • Microcontrollers
  • Sensors
  • Structures
  • Aerodynamics
  • Experimental Technology

Academic Majors of Interest

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • College of Sciences
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Preferred Interests and Preparation

Meeting Schedule & Location

Time: 

9:30-10:20

Day: 

Thurs

Location: 

Weber SST III

Team Advisors

Michael Steffens

Sponsor(s)

NASA, ATK, NAR, Space Grant Consortium