The team’s main vision is to provide experience, engineering, and launch training for cadets who will ultimately be contributors and leaders in the Space Force and in a domain where space is contested.
The club was envisioned by a cadet in 2019 when the Academy was at the height of the FalconSat program. The cadet saw a need to develop the rocket engineering and research side of the Academy’s space program. He originally shared his idea with the head of the Astronautics Department. Today, the team represents the Academy at a competitive collegiate level.
The team is split into multiple sub-groups, which change from semester to semester. Current groups are working on a hybrid rocket engine, solid rocket boosters, a custom flight computer, and a competition team. Additionally, there is an intangibles flight that prepares approval documentation and promotes the team through our social media platforms. The sub-teams and team leads make their own schedules to allow as many members as possible to stay engaged consistently. All groups combine each year to create a competent team to challenge others at university-level competitions and beyond.
