Ongoing Projects
Present |
25-50 Kft AGL Rocket Flight
Codename: Icarus Mk III/IV Project Goals: Pathways technology development project to prove design, materials, and structural technologies for future missions and rocket flights.
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Summer 2015 -Beyond |
Project Goals: Achieve the goals of the Carmack Prize. Launch a rocket to 100,000 ft, provide telemetry and GPS data of the flight, and recover the rocket within 24 hours of launch. A successful flight by our team will be the first conducted by an entirely student-driven group. Our emphasis for the mission will be heavy-utilization of commercial off-the-shelf parts to minimize R&D costs and time.
Technology Partnership: As a strategic partnership with RadionOne Advanced Development Group in India, our team will share launch vehicle plans in exchange for development of a active guidance system module as a pathways project for future orbital vehicles. |
Future Projects
Fall 2016 |
Partnering with the Fusion Flight, LLC and SpaceTRex lab at Arizona State University, we're looking at exploring air-launch options for rocket flights, utilizing AirBooster technology as a platform for stabilized high-altitude launches.
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Fall 2016 & Beyond |
100+ Km Suborbital Flight
Codename: Icarus X Icarus Rocketry was ultimately formed with a single goal in mind: achieve a rocket flight to the edge of space by an entirely student-driven team. The von Karmen line is internationally recognized as the boundary for space - a lofty altitude (and goal) of 100,000 km.
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Fall 2017 & Beyond |
Resuable Launch Platform for Research CubeSats
Codename: Icarus X+ Unsatiated by our reach to the edge of space, we, at Icarus set our sights even further. By evolving the Icarus X launch vehicle, we hope to develop a cheaper launch solution for research CubeSats heavily used by Universities to short-term Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).
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