SELECTED PROJECTS
IREC 2016
For the YUAA’s first return to IREC, (having taken a gap year in 2015), the team managed to create a Sky Metagenomics payload to test the biodiversity of the earth’s atmosphere. The team earned a coveted 2nd Place in the SDL Payload Challenge (out of more than 50 international teams!). This program encompassed YUAA’s first foray into Biology and Genetics, yielding an incredible win in return.
Battle of the Rocket 2015
The Rocket Competition team designed and constructed rockets and a payload to compete in two events at the Battle of the Rocket Competition. For the Target Altitude event, a rocket was built with the capability of reaching exactly 1,625 feet using a G motor. For the Planetary Rover event, the team constructed a rover and rocket system to launch more 1,000 feet on a K motor. The rover was contained within the 11-foot tall, 7.5-inch diameter rocket during its ascent and released with its own recovery system to land and perform a tasks on the ground. The competition was held on March 28th in Culpeper, Virginia.
IREC 2014
The Rocket Competition team built Chronos, a rocket designed to fly 10,000 feet while carrying an atomic clock that attempted to measure relativistic effects during the 2014 Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) hosted by ESRA. The team was awarded 2nd in the SDL Payload Competition (out of 36 teams) and additional recognition from the judges for the experimental subject.
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