2024 SPACEPORT AMERICA CUP

LAUNCHING CLARKSON ROCKETRYS MOST POWERFUL ROCKET TO DATE.

CURRERA

Clarkson Rocketry is constructing its largest and most powerful rocket yet to compete in the 10k COTS category at the 2024 Spaceport America Cup.

SUBTEAMS

  • Clarkson Rocketry has been designing, building, and testing a flight data recorder that captures the loading data that the rocket will experience in flight. The payload has also been designed to survive a 10,000ft freefall.

  • Clarkson rocketry avionics subteam is responsible for the flight computers and parachutes. We are designing the recovery system to recover the rocket from 10,000 feet. The avionics are responsible for a telemetry downlink to allow tracking of the rocket

  • Clarkson Rocketry has been desiging and building this year’s flight vehicle. This year’s vehicle will be comprised of in-house made carbon fiber structrual tubing and centering rings, fiberglass fins, and internal supports. The team is adamant on furthering the understanding of composite techniques and advanced manufacturing processes.

  • Clarkson Rocketry’s airbrakes subteam has been developing an active altitude control system for our competion rocket, that allows us to precisely control the apogee our rocket will reach during it’s flight.

  • The Modelling and Simulation Team (Modsim) is responsible for programming the code that ensures the rocket successfully reaches apogee as well as simulates the entire trajectory of the rocket.