THE ROCKET LAUNCHERS AT UTRGV

Launch summary: Within just an hour of deployment by MCC, our team was able to recover our rocket, Invictus, guided by the Big Red Bee GPS to its general location. We were relieved to find the rocket intact, thanks to its distinctive red and white main chute. Remarkably, despite the higher impulse of the new M6000ST propellant, which nearly doubles our previous propellant's force, the rocket suffered no significant damage and would have been able to be prepped for another launch on the same day. As a result, our team sees this as a success considering our successful flight and quick recovery, and we are now prioritizing closer monitoring of our rocket's surface finish to optimize performance and ensure consistent achievement of target altitudes, regardless of the propulsion system used in future missions.?? #spaceportamericacup #rocketry #rocketlaunchers #aerospace #utrgvcecs?? #engineering #team UTRGV College of Engineering & Computer Science

This past week, ten of our members went out to New Mexico to compete in the Spaceport America Cup for 2024. Our members worked rigorously and continuously on our rocket "Invictus" and did not stop until all the components were set and ready to go for launch. They were given setbacks throughout the week, but despite everything that they dealt with, they still finished and polished up a successful rocket??. Congratulations to our team for all of their hard work and dedication, making sure our rocket was good to go for launch. We are very proud of the outcome of this year's competition due to your hard work??????. Our team was also recognized and won an award named the "Nancy Squires Team Spirit Award" due to our hard work and perseverance throughout the competition week despite multiple setbacks. Our team showed they were able to overcome anything and accomplish our goal no matter what was in our way, and that's a great achievement ??????. Our team would like to thank UTRGV College of Engineering & Computer Science and Ala Qubbaj for their continuous support towards our club every year allowing us to attend SPAC, as well as our fellow club members at GreenpowerUSA At UTRGV for providing us with materials allowing us to finish our nose cone in time for competition. We would also like to thank Spaceport America and ESRA for hosting a great competition and for recognizing our hard-working team with the team spirit award. We really appreciate everyone's support on behalf of The Rocket Launchers.???? #rocketry ##aerospace #spaceportamericacup #rocketlaunchers #team #utrgvcecs?? #utrgv

On Saturday afternoon, members of the Rocket Launchers were given the opportunity to tour the SpaceX facility in Brownsville, TX. (Starbase). They got great insight into what the engineers do and the process of the rocketry/projects done at the facility. It was a great chance to see what some of the members' futures could possibly look like!?? #spacex #starbase #utrgvcecs?? #rocketlaunchers #rocketry #starship

On Saturday afternoon, members of the Rocket Launchers were given the opportunity to tour the SpaceX facility in Brownsville, TX. (Starbase). They got great insight into what the engineers do and the process of the rocketry/projects done at the facility. It was a great chance to see what some of the members' futures could possibly look like!?? #spacex #starbase #utrgvcecs?? #rocketlaunchers #rocketry #starship