Journey to Launch: Update 3

UCI Rocket Project subteam updates for Oct 18 – Oct 25 Mark Ventura of Ventura Energy Systems talking to members in the lab Another week has passed! Check on Rocket Project’s progress! Avionics Subteam Update By: Brennden LaGreek The Avionics team has been...

Journey to Launch: Update 2

UCI Rocket Project subteam updates for Oct 11 – Oct 18 Read more about what Rocket Project has been doing this week! Avionics Subteam Update By: Brennden LaGreek Avionics has continued making great progress on their projects. Most notably, getting their GPS to...

Journey to Launch: Update 1

Welcome to UCI Rocket Project’s new announcement series, where updates on each subteam will be posted on a weekly basis on Mondays. Check out the team’s newest developments! UCI Rocket Project subteam updates for Oct 4 – Oct 11 Avionics Subteam...

Sports Camera Sponsorship by CCTV Camera World

In the coming academic year we plan on incorporating two of these portable cameras for the UCI Rocket Project. These sports cameras will allow the UCI Rocket Project to record in High Definition at 60 frames per second, and we will be able to continue recording close...

Static Test Fire #3 Review

On April 17th, 2021, the UCI Rocket Project accomplished our third static test fire of our Preliminary Test Engine (PTE) with unprecedented performance and efficiency. After implementing some design and procedure changes, it resulted in our best static test fire yet....

Static Test Fire #2 Review

On November 21st, 2020 the UCI Rocket Project traveled to the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) test site to perform its second static test fire to verify the characteristics of the Preliminary Test Engine (PTE). This test fire also proved the functionality and...

Cold Brew Test Stand Manufacturing Completion

The UCI Rocket Project has completed its test stand, named “Cold Brew” to stick with the team’s coffee themed nomenclature. The purpose of Cold Brew is to allow the team to have easy set up and data collection during each test fire. Set up will no longer be done...

Record Breaking Static Test Fire

On November 23rd, 2019 the UCI Rocket Project conducted its first ever static test fire of our Preliminary Test Engine (PTE) at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry location in the Mojave Desert. PTE is the largest liquid oxygen and liquid methane fueled rocket engine...

Rocket Lab Grand Opening

The long-anticipated rocketry lab for UCI Rocket Project finally had its grand opening on Friday, February 23, 2018. The lab, which is located on the side of the famous Engineering Tower, room ET110, accessible from Aldrich Park, is made possible by the generous...