SOLIDS
UCI’s internationally competitive solid rocketry team
OUR STORY!
Our team found its beginnings as a small-scale subteam with a few members within the UCI Rocket Project. In 2022, UCI Rocket Project – Solids was born. Guided by our advisor Prof. Mark Walter, our Solids team dedicates itself to solid propellant-based rocketry. Within a few years, our team has ascended to incredible heights: participating in design reviews with industry professionals, graduating numerous members with rocket certifications, completing many successful static test fires and test launches, and making a name for ourselves through international competitive rocketry in the world-renown Spaceport America Cup.
Our mission is two-fold: to explore the technology and theory of Aerospace through international competitive rocketry and to leave a legacy of stable soaring rockets for the forthcoming Solids Team.
our challenges
Spaceport america cup
- APOGEE OF 10,000 FEET
- DUAL REDUNDANT AVIONICS SYSTEM
- STUDENT RESEARCHED AND DESIGN SUGAR-PROPELLANT ROCKETS
Space Dynamics Laboratory Payload Challenge
- TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND DEFENSE OBJECTIVES
- 4U CUBESAT WITH A FULLY FUNCTIONAL ROBOTIC ARM AND FREE COLLECTION AREA
- VIBRATION PREVENTION MECHANISM
GO-PRO Video Challenge
- ON-BOARD FLIGHT FOOTAGE
- DOCUMENTATION OF DESIGN, FABRICATION, TESTING, AND LAUNCH
- FEATURES LAUNCH OFF THE PAD
CURRENT timeline
our team
launch vehicle
Handles material selection, design, simulations, manufacturing, and testing of structures
operations
Governs testing and launch logistics, funds, sponsorships and mentorships, and documentation
payload
Engineers a modular 3U CubeSat equipped with sensors that measure temperature, vibrations, location, etc
avionics
Constructs and programs a reliable, dual-redundant recovery system
leadership
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr. mark walter
Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MANAGEMENT
BRYAN VU
Project Manager / Safety Co-Officer
Abel Bernal
Chief Engineer
SUB-SYSTEM LEADS
Riley Mares
Launch Vehicle Co-Lead
Mary Ajemyan
Avionics Hardware Lead
Richie Li
Propulsion Lead / Launch Vehicle Co-Lead
David Dlugopolski
Payload Lead
Padma Iyengar
Avionics Software Lead
Antoine Nguyen
Operations Lead / Safety Co-Officer
MEDIA
See what it’s like to be a part of the UCI Rocket Project – Solids team!
Team Intro
23-24 Spaceport America Cup
L3 STF + L2 Launch Vlog
SUPPORT US!
Monetary Donations
Your donations serve as the lifeblood of our project, enabling us to invest in cutting edge equipment, technology, and materials essential to developing larger and more sophisticated rockets! Financial support is the best form of aid, giving us direct contributions to the overall quality of our rocket and team’s learning experience.
Interested? Reach out to us through our contact page or our crowdfunding platform below!
Zotfunder: (COMING SOON!)
Product Discounts and Donations
Manufacturing multiple level 1 to level 3 rockets and competing in international competitions takes significant resources. Discounts or donations on products significantly reduce the costs of fabrication and assembly of our internationally competing solid rockets.
Each and every donation, no matter how large or small, makes a huge difference for our team and propels us to new heights!
Guidance and Mentorship
We need insight from industry professionals to critique designs, manufacturability, material choice, and other technical or operative discretionary issues. This can be found through assisting our preliminary design reviews, critical design reviews, or safety checks of our lab which provide invaluable insights into problems and solutions we may have never thought of before!
Interested? Reach out to us through our contact page and stay updated on our activity through our socials below!