Moonburner Two Stage

An ambitious two stage project to send a rocket to 30,000ft

Project Lead

Anton Hengst

Active Team Size: 12

About Moonburner

We aspire to reach higher, both in altitude & in preparing our new members to compete in Spaceport America Cup. We will build a micro two-stage rocket, only 2.6″ in diameter (although 9 feet tall) that will reach 32,000′ AGL, setting a new altitude record for SEDS.

Requirements

Pyro-actuated chute line release/cutting devices
Composite carbon airframe
In-house CNC machining and welding
Collaboration with SDR on upper stage “moonburner” grain design of a COTS propellent

Learning Objectives

How to build composite airframes completely from scratch
How to design for additive (DMLS) & subtractive manufacturing
Calculating transonic drag rise, fin flutter, and dynamic stability using both both analytic & CFD approaches to do so

Projects

Moonburner 2-Stage Rocket

Boattail Design (CFD)

ASCENT Flight Computer

IPL Cubesat Payload

RF Research & Custom Antennas

Live Video

Data Aquisition Board (DAQ)

Composite Characterization