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Wildcat Rocketry

Carl R. Ice 
College of Engineering

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Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Kansas State University
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1701B Platt St.
Manhattan, KS 66506
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Competitions

Overview

There is a wide variety of competitions available in the high powered rocketry world, ranging from The Argonia Cup, to NASA's University Student Launch Initative, to the Spaceport America Cup. Each competition focuses on something different, whether it be payload design and deployment, full systems integration, or a large emphasis on the engineering process and presenation. Below are some images from previous competitions, the links on the left provide more information about the competitions the team is currently participating in.  

June 2017 – Experimental Sounding Rocket Association/Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (ESRA/IREC)

2017 ESRA2017 ESRA

 

June 2018- Spaceport America Cup/IREC

Space Boat One ready for launch

March 2019- The Argonia Cup

The final flight of The Manhattan Project

June 2019- Spaceport America Cup

Jerboa on the launch pad