BYU Rocketry

We're thrilled to announce that BYU Rocketry's High Power Rocketry Team has officially been accepted to compete in the 2024 Spaceport America Cup!

Team 11 is working hard to
showcase our innovation and expertise in this amazing competition!

Stay tuned for behind-the-scenes glimpses, progress updates, and all the exhilarating moments leading up to the big day.

🚀Let's give a huge round of applause to three of our incredible club members for their successful certification flights this past Saturday! 👏 Daniel Webb's 'Ground 0' and Timothy Harlow's 'Gonzo the Great' both achieved successful Level 1 certifications, and Blake Jensen's 'Biohazard' successfully completed a Level 2 certification flight! Keep reaching for the stars, team! 🌟

🚀 Introducing the Junior High Power Team for this year: Horizon! 🌌 Meet the incredible minds behind this year's BYU Rocketry’s experimental team!

We headed up to the Y trailhead for this photoshoot to look over our beloved campus and the Utah valley horizon. Above we have listed the name of each member, their major, and how long they’ve been a part of the club. 🔭

These high power rockets are very complex and require a lot of coordination and collaboration between each subteam. Here is a brief summary of what each subteam is responsible for:

**Structures Team**🚀
The Structures Team focuses on designing and constructing the solid foundation of our rocket, ensuring strength and stability for an epic launch!

**Payload Team**
The Payload Team customizes and integrates our payload, ensuring that our rocket carries its mission-critical cargo with precision and care!

**Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Team** 🛰️🎯
The GNC Team navigates the rocket's flight, ensuring it reaches new heights with utmost accuracy and control!

Keep following along to see this team’s updates and development as they build their Horizon rocket!

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🚀 Introducing the High Power Team for this year — Team Alta! 🏔️ We recently traveled to Alta, UT, in honor of our future rocket, and captured the essence of dedication and teamwork against the stunning backdrop.

We are excited to introduce the incredible minds behind this exciting project! Above we have listed the name of each member, their major, and how long they’ve been a part of the club.

These high power rockets are very complex and require a lot of coordination and collaboration between each subteam. Here is a brief summary of what each subteam is responsible for:

**Structures Team** : 🚀 They focus on creating a robust and efficient rocket structure to withstand the rigors of high-altitude flight.

**Payload Team** : 📦 Responsible for developing and integrating the payload that our rocket will carry on its mission.

**Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Team** - 🎯 Tasked with ensuring the rocket's precise trajectory and safe return to Earth.

**Systems Team** : ⚙️ Focuses on the integration and functioning of various rocket systems for a seamless flight experience.

Stay tuned as Team Alta works tirelessly to turn their vision into reality! 🚀🌟

Last weekend, a few members of the BYU Rocketry club had the amazing opportunity to go and tour with the club founder, ! BYU Rocketry helps connect students with aerospace professionals and sets club members up for future internships and careers.

Come learn how you can get involved and gain invaluable experiences like this!

We were so happy to have 186 people join us at our club kickoff meeting last Wednesday — one of the biggest turn outs we’ve seen! The club is growing and we want you to be a part of it. It’s still not to late to come check it out and get involved. Absolutely no experience necessary! We meet every Wednesday at 6pm. See you there!

DM us if you have any questions!

The Rocketry Club Kickoff will be tomorrow, September 13th, at 6pm in CB 377. We will be going over our awesome activities this semester for all students. So come learn about what we do, and bring your friends too!

This is going to be a great semester!