Spaceport America Cup
2022 Event Information
- June 21-25, 2022 at Spaceport America in Las Cruces, NM
Competition Details
Spaceport America Cup puts a large emphasis on the engineering design process as a whole, including muli-step progress reports throughout the build season and final technical presentations at competition. Each team selects a target altitude, either 10,000 ft or 30,000 ft, with the goal of getting as close as possible to the altitude. Every vehicle must also carry a payload of some fashion, whether it is ballast weight, flight recording hardware, or a scientific experiment.
Competition week begins with a poster session presentation displaying our teams development and build process. This is a great opportunity to meet other teams, see what other techniques were used on other projects, and network with sponsors. The remaining four days of the competition are all launch days. Many launches happen early in the morning before the blazing heat takes over the desert. Evenings are filled with fun networking and preparing for the next day of launches. More information can be found on the SAC website: https://www.soundingrocket.org/sa-cup-home.html.
Teams Competing
For the 2022 competition season, over 150 teams were selected to participate representing over 55 different countries! A full list of the teams selected can be found here.
Poster Sessions
At the poster sessions the first day of competition, teams display their projects and present the most technologically interesting components of their vehicle.
Networking with Sponsors
Spaceport America Cup is a fantastic opportunitiy to network with potential employers in the aerospace industry. Recruiters observe teams throughout the week looking for their next batch of engineering and project management talent. Below are some of previous year's sponsors.
