MIT Rocket Team

01/25/2023

Beyond excited to announce we just wrapped up Project Phoenix with a very successful launch at FAR in the Mojave Desert this past weekend! We had ignition in both stages and our second stage reached a maximum altitude of 32,000ft. Despite a parachute failure in the booster, both stages were recovered fully intact, besides one fin that broke upon landing. This is the most successful two-stage rocket the MIT rocket team has ever launched!!! We're so so proud of this incredible team of (almost 100!) people and can't wait to begin working on Project Medusa, which is planned to reach 150,000 ft! Ad Astra! 🚀🚀🚀

11/30/2021

This , we are trying to raise $5000 through our crowdfund.MIT campaign. Every donation brings us closer to the Kármán Line! If you would like to contribute, please visit crowdfund.mit.edu/story/mit-rocket-team. Thank you for your support! Ad astra! 🚀⁣
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04/09/2021

tl;dr: First newsletter coming out on 04/14 - subscribe here: https://rocketry.mit.edu/home -involved

Attention all MIT Rocket Team enthusiasts! We will be sending out our first April newsletter next week. If you're interested in getting more in-depth updates about our monthly happenings, you will definitely want to subscribe to our mailing list. Sign up on our improved website linked above! You may also notice that we've added some new content that will certainly interest you.

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Building the first 2-stage collegiate spaceshot rocket Get Involved Pushing the boundaries of space.MIT Rocket Team is developing an advanced spaceshot vehicle: a two-stage rocket capable of surpassing the Kármán Line — the boundary of space. Get Involved For SponsorsWant to support us? Whether...

03/11/2021

From now until 11:59 PM ET tonight, help support one of our sponsors, MIT Edgerton Center, as they participate in the MIT 24-Hour Challenge. Together, we can offer greater support to MIT students and teams who work to build electric race cars, driverless vehicles, and rockets that fly to space! The Edgerton Center helps these engineering goals become a reality and strongly believes that students of all ages can experience the satisfaction of project-based learning.

If at least 150 individuals donate to the Edgerton Center (it can be as little as $5) within this 24-hour period, the Harvey family will generously donate $25k to the Edgerton Center. It's happening now, so spread the word!

https://mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/Edgerton-Center

MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT Alumni Association

02/20/2021

Welcome to the team, Lockheed Martin! The MIT Rocket Team is so thankful to have you on board. Your Mission Is Ours.

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01/13/2021

A great big welcome to Blue Origin for joining our adventure! MIT Rocket Team would like to thank you for all your support. Step by Step, Ferociously.

MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT Edgerton Center MIT Alumni Association

01/13/2021

If you haven't already, go check out our guest blog post written by Emma Suh '23 on the MIT Admissions website! You can read all about what we do, how RT is structured, and what our team culture is like! 🚀🛠🪐

Shoutout to Cami Mejia '23 for giving us a platform to talk about our team and for the general support she’s given Rocket Team! Go check out the rest of her blog posts to learn more about MIT life. They’re all amazing.

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At MIT Admissions, we recruit and enroll a talented and diverse class of undergraduates who will learn to use science, technology, and other areas of scholarship to serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

12/16/2020

We are trying to raise $5000 through our crowdfund.MIT campaign. Every donation brings us closer to the Kármán Line! https://crowdfund.mit.edu/project/23990

MIT Rocket Team launched Staging Demonstrator II on February 1, 2020 out of Friends of Amateur Rocketry in California.

Demo II flew on an N2400 and an M1430 in the booster and sustainer respectively. This configuration reached an apogee of 33,280’ and achieved a top Mach number of 2.4. The flight had a nominal second stage separation and ignition, successfully demonstrating our staging capability and technology for further development. The team is grateful to our many industry sponsors, faculty, and alumni for their continued support on our journey to space. Ad Astra!

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12/01/2020

This , we are trying to raise $5000 through our crowdfund.MIT campaign. Every donation brings us closer to the Kármán Line! If you would like to contribute, please go to bit.ly/37vTTwm or visit our website. Thank you for your support! 😊⁣ Ad Astra! 🚀
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Help MIT Annual Fund raise $5,000 for the project: Support MIT Rocket Team. Your gift will make a difference!

09/02/2020

🚨Calling all MIT students!🚨⁣
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Come to our events and learn more about Rocket Team and the Edgerton Center! To receive more information and to be added to our mailing list, fill out the interest form linked below. We can't wait to meet you! 🚀⁣

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02/05/2020

We launched both Hermes III and the Staging Demonstrator at Friends of Amateur Rocketry on Saturday, February 1st! Hermes III reached ~7900 feet and Mach 3.2 just before the fin can broke at a fillet. The staging demonstrator flight had a beautiful second stage separation & ignition, with the booster reaching ~13000 feet, and the sustainer reaching ~32000 feet. Thanks to coordinated efforts from both launch site and away teams, almost all hardware from both flights was found, and is on its way back to campus. Data analysis is ongoing for both flights, videos to come.

From all of us here in Cambridge - thank you for your ongoing excitement and support. We can’t wait to share what we do next!