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Spring Certification Launch – 2017 and 2018

May 7, 2020
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BYU Rocketry works closely with the composites lab

BYU Rocketry works closely with the composites lab on campus to create strong, lightweight carbon fiber airframes. Matthew Fisher, structures engineer for the High-Power Team, says, "I've always thought composites were really intimidating and hard to work with, but this year on the structures team I've learned that it's really simple if you follow a process. Having a system for manufacturing and following that system takes all the worry and stress out of working with carbon fiber." Stay tuned for an upcoming story about our tube manufacturing process!

Meet Alex Jordan, a member of the BYU Rocketry pre

Meet Alex Jordan, a member of the BYU Rocketry presidency and systems engineer for the High-Power Team. Alex has enjoyed time at Northrop Grumman and is looking forward to interning at Lawrence Livermore National Labs. His work in the teams and leadership of the club has helped him prepare to make the most of his time as an intern. He says, “BYU Rocketry gave me relevant experience working on a multi-disciplinary team to complete a challenging project. Not only did I get hands on technical experience, but I also was able to learn how to prepare design reviews and work well with others. These are experiences I was able to discuss in interviews and at job fairs and helped me stand out.”

Natasha Wilson, structures engineer for the BYU Ro

Natasha Wilson, structures engineer for the BYU Rocketry Junior High-Power Team, checks the team’s OpenRocket design file while preparing to roll the team’s carbon fiber body tubes. All of our members, from entry-level to the high power teams, use this open source software to design, model, and simulate their rockets. Want to learn how to design and build your own rocket? We have meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm on the first floor of the Engineering Building. It’s not too late to begin attending for this semester; we’ll teach you everything you need to know. 🚀

Dunstan Chi, payload engineer for the BYU Rocketry

Dunstan Chi, payload engineer for the BYU Rocketry Junior High-Power Team, prepares a prototype of a protective container for the team's small-scale data collection rover. The payload subteam are working on producing prototypes for all components of their payload, and will soon refine their design and proceed to manufacturing.

Josh Ross, structures engineer for the BYU Rocketr

Josh Ross, structures engineer for the BYU Rocketry Junior High-Power Team, does some quick whiteboard math in preparation for cutting and rolling the team’s first carbon fiber body tube. The team is in full build mode for the new semester, and will finish rolling and firing the tube in the next week.

Today, our members are beginning their winter seme

Today, our members are beginning their winter semester classes! This semester, members of BYU Rocketry will be designing and building their own rockets to be certified to purchase high-power motors. The BYU Rocketry High Power Team and Junior High Power Team are beginning their building and testing processes. Both teams, as well as all club members seeking certifications, will fly their rockets at UROC's March launch.

Matthew Fisher, Adam Dunford, and James Atchley, t

Matthew Fisher, Adam Dunford, and James Atchley, the members of the BYU Rocketry High Power structures team, are currently manufacturing the carbon fiber tubes for our competition rocket as well as designing a tail cone to improve flight stability. Stay tuned for more updates about our high power teams and their work!

Help our Alka Seltzer team compete in the #AlkaRoc

Help our Alka Seltzer team compete in the #AlkaRocketChallenge this year! Last year's team set a world record. This year, with new members and new designs, we hope to be back in Florida smashing records once again. To help us get there, follow the link in our bio and vote by liking the picture of BYU's team (pictured here). Make sure to like the team picture, not only the entire post!

Last Saturday's Student Launch Competition was a s

Last Saturday's Student Launch Competition was a success! Our new club members showed off the fruits of their hard work, launching the rockets they built in small teams. This Wednesday, they will attend a final review, where their rockets will be evaluated on design, build quality, and flight success to determine competition winners. As always, many thanks to the Utah Rocket Club for their continued support!

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