SDSU Rocket Project. Past and Present.
Our Rockets
Swiss Miss 1 - 2012
Swiss Miss 2 - 2013
After a nearly 10 year hiatus,
the Swiss Miss series signaled
a new era of rocketry at SDSU
Galactic Aztec
2015
Building on the successes of the Swiss Miss series, Galactic Aztec
established SDSU as a leader in collegiate liquid-fuel rocketry
Max Speed: Mach 1.2
Apogee: 15,000 feet AGL
Galactic Aztec Mk II
2017
Utilizing advanced construction techniques, updated avionics, and a two stage recovery system.
Projected Max Speed: Mach 1.8
Projected Apogee: 30,000 feet AGL
Launch: May 20, 2017
ABOUT US
The San Diego State University (SDSU) Rocket Project was originally founded in May 2003 by five engineering students and has grown into a fifty member group of dedicated engineering students. We are focused on designing, fabricating, launching and receiving data from liquid bi-propellant rockets as well as researching emerging technologies to utilize on future rockets. With five successful launches and counting, we have a proven record of reliability in the dynamic area of collegiate rocketry. We have developed and manufactured complex systems including a gimbaled motor, a roll control system, and an integrated launch control software that displays all pertinent information about the vehicle while located in a protective bunker 100 yards away. Galactic Aztec Heavy is our current project, we completed a successful Static Hot Fire in March 2017 and have launch planned for May 20, 2017.
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OFFICERS
Ben Beckwith
Project Manager
Wesley Brookman
Vice Project Manager
Jennifer Martin-Velasquez
Secretary
Allie Virgen
Treasurer
Section Leads
Avionics:
Christian Engelbrecht
Composites:
Daniel Viveros
Recovery:
Brian Bowling
Design:
Thomas Callahan
Karl Parks
Manufacturing:
Anthony Talavera
Adrian Juarez
Media and Outreach:
Andrew O'Hair
Jenna McGuigan
Levi Schlapfer
Lower Airframe:
Jaymee Panian