The goal of the BYU Rocketry is to design, build, and launch rockets in a way that promotes
learning, hands-on engineering experience, and teamwork. While we strive to have fun and push
the boundaries of student innovation, we are equally committed to maintaining a safe and
responsible environment for everyone involved.

In order to participate in activities associated with the BYU Rocketry Team, you must agree to the following protocols by submitting the linked online form. These protocols are in place to
ensure the safety of all team members, equipment, and the environment. This form serves as a
Safety Commitment and Volunteer Agreement, satisfying BYU Risk Management requirements
for volunteers engaged in university-affiliated activities involving risk. Compliance with all
relevant safety, legal, and university policies is required.

1. Compliance with Safety Procedures
I will follow all written and verbal safety instructions provided by team leads, safety
officers, faculty advisors, and applicable regulatory bodies.
2. Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
I will wear required PPE during construction, testing, and launch operations, including
(but not limited to) safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and flame-resistant clothing
as appropriate.
3. No Solo Work During Hazardous Activities
I will not work alone during hazardous procedures or any potentially hazardous testing. A
minimum of two authorized team members must be present.
4. Proper Handling of Hazardous Materials
I will handle all propellants, oxidizers, paints, and other dangerous substances in
compliance with BYU’s chemical handling protocols and Safety Data Sheets. I will
access the black powder only with an authorized employee possessor.
5. Incident Reporting
I will promptly report all accidents or unsafe conditions via the official BYU Incident
Reporting Form (available at incident.byu.edu) within 24 hours of the occurrence.
6. Safety Review Requirement
I will not conduct any potentially hazardous testing or launch operations without a
formally documented Safety Review, which includes hazard identification and mitigation
measures. This must be approved by the supervising faculty advisor or BYU Risk
Management.
7. Range Safety Compliance
At all launch sites, I will follow the instructions of the Safety Officer and remain within
all designated safe zones and flight control procedures.
8. Honor Code and University Policy Adherence
I will comply with the BYU CES Honor Code and all university policies during
participation in any Rocketry Team activity, including off-campus events.
9. Volunteer Status Acknowledgment
I acknowledge that I am participating in Rocketry Team activities on a voluntary basis.
This form serves as a Volunteer Agreement under BYU Risk Management Policy and is
required due to the inherent risks involved in rocketry.
10. Personal Responsibility
I accept personal responsibility for my actions and for contributing to a culture of safety,
accountability, and mutual respect.

We are extremely happy to have our own workspace, and we need to keep it clean and orderly.

• Clean up after yourself
• If you grab a tool, put it away before you leave.
• Don’t touch things that aren’t yours
• If something of yours is drying or curing, put a note near it to let people know not to move it.
• Mark your things. 
• Use the correct shelving for storage.
• Keep flammables like spray-paint in the flammables cabinet.
• Don’t use spray paint in the lab.

The following materials are generally provided by BYU Rocketry:

• sandpaper
• paper cups (for epoxy)
• Epoxy filler (for fin fillets)
• Masking tape
• 3D printed rail buttons
• cellulose insulation (for wadding)

• Dremels – Useful for cutting into body tubes and grinding down materials
• Wrenches 
• Screwdriver set
• Soldering irons
• Drills
• Drill bits
• Composite CNC routing bits
• Clamps
• Wire strippers
• Razor blades
• Rocket stands
• 3D printer (see below)
• Shopvac

Here are some important things regarding the printer:

• The printer is only for BYU Rocketry related projects.
• Prints can be made from PLA (changes will be made soon to allow ABS).
• Using the printer without adequate knowledge of slicing and printing can damage the printer and yield poor printing results. Please consult Derrick Walker or Brennen Dover before making any prints!

These sites are good places to order rocket building supplies and parachutes from.

Rocket Building Supplies

• balsamachining.com (cheap materials for L1 and smaller rockets)
• apogeerockets.com (small to medium sized rocket components)
• giantleaprocketry.com
• macperformancerocketry.com
• locprecision.com
• alwaysreadyrocketry.com
• publicmissiles.com (airframes, inner tubes, nose cones)
• Asp-rocketry.com
• compositewarehouse.com (large fiberglass nose cones )

Electronics

• eggtimerrocketry.com (altimeters and GPS)
• featherweightaltimeters.com (altimeters and GPS)
• missileworks.com (altimeters)
• perfectflitedirect.com (altimeters)
• aeroconsystems.com (altimeters)

Parachutes

• fruitychutes.com
• sunward1.com
• the-rocketman.com (for especially large rockets)

For rocket launches at UROC order from

Das Rocket

Located on the 1st floor of the EB. Safety glasses are required as well as pants and closed-toed shoes.

The following machinery is used frequently:

• Laser cutter – Ideal for cutting plywood bulkheads, centering rings, and fins.
• CNC Router (ShopSabre) – Ideal for cutting fiberglass fins.
• 3D printers – If you prefer to print something with the ease of having someone else slice and print it, this is a good option. Keep in mind that it can get expensive quick at $0.15/gram, and they only print PLA.
• Vinyl Cutter – Ideal for making vinyl decals (same room as laser cutter). If you want to use this, you’ll need to book the laser cutter as there isn’t an official reservation slot for this machine.
• Lathe – Sometimes used by the high-power teams to make metal rail buttons.
• Belt sander – Useful to sanding down wood fins or bulkheads that are too large. Keep in mind that you can’t sand composites here.
• Miter and table saw – Good for straight or angled cuts on plywood.

Below is a link to make a reservation

Prototyping Lab Website

Located in Rm 115 of the Snell Building. Safety glasses are required as well as pants and closed-toed shoes.

The following are used frequently:

• Prepreg carbon fiber – Used for body tubes for larger rockets as well as higher velocity rockets. The material is free to use, but requires multiple people to roll. The club has several different sizes of mandrels for this. Make sure you know what you’re doing before you attempt to roll a tube. 
• Bandsaw – Ideal for cutting paper-based or soft materials like a blue-tube coupler.
• Composite table saw – Ideal for cutting carbon fiber or fiberglass materials like body tubes to shape.
• Belt sander – This belt sander is hooked up to a vacuum system, so it’s safer to sand a composite like fiberglass. This can speed up the process of making fiberglass fins greatly.

The composites lab doesn’t have a website. For details on times and availability, you need to physically go to the lab. The TA’s hours and contact information will be posted on the door of the lab.

The project support center is a wonderful resource for checking out tools, cameras, and electronic components. You can also book testing machines. It's located in CB 154.

Here is a quick list of testing machines

• Wind tunnel
• Tensile testing machines

Here is a quick list of things that may be useful

• Small motors
• Router (for cutting fin slots)
• Basic circuitry components
• High speed cameras