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...

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...