Training Program

Training Program is a ~12-week program dedicated to giving new members a solid foundation in the fundamentals of rocket design and construction. In this program, students will learn about basic rocket design and simulation, from structure, and aerodynamics to avionics, as well as other engineering skills like CAD/CAM, Python and power tools. 

In Week 1-2, students will learn basic rocket design and how to use OpenRocket to design and simulate the vehicle. In Week 3-4, students will dive into into more advanced topics like aerodynamics and structural analysis like bending moment, fin flutter to maximize performance of vehicle while ensuring the reliability. From Week 5-6, students will dive into each subsystem, structure, payload, propulsion, avionics, learning the basic design and its role in vehicle’s performance. 

On Week 8, students will be assigned into five groups to work together to build a Level 1 rocket. They get to design fin guide, assemble motor mounts and pack parachutes. Students will spend two weeks working on building, assembling and testing the rocket. 

On Saturday, November 9th, students from the Training Program headed to Midwest Power 2024 to launch their rockets. At the launch site, students learned how to assemble reloadable motors, pack parachutes, load their rockets on launch pad as well as using handheld radios to communicate. Despite the weather, all rockets were launched and recovered successfully.

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