Level 1/2/3 Certifications

Kit-based builds with reinforced fin can and proper fillets.

Airframe

Single-deploy (L1) progressing to dual-deploy (L2/L3) best practices.

Recovery

Basic altimeters and data logging for early flights.

Payload

Status

Workshop Certifications - Level 1/2/3

Tachyon

Evolved composite airframe building on the Aramis platform.

Dual-deploy recovery with redundant avionics.

Tachyon - IREC 10k (2026)

Aramis

Composite layup, modular AV bay, 98 mm motor class.

Dual-deploy with redundant avionics and RF tracking.

Removable science bay with power/telemetry breakouts.

Flown at IREC 2025; lessons carried into Tachyon.

Aramis - IREC 10k (2025)

Loveship

Composite-focused dev airframe; validating layup schedules and bonds.

Dual-deploy testbed; harnessing and sequencing experiments.

Swappable trays for instrumentation and telemetry.

Loveship - First Entry to IREC (2019)

Luna

Reworked bay access panels and cable routing.

Improved charges and separation reliability.

Telemetry health checks and data integrity focus.

Completed; lessons folded into 2025+ designs.

Luna 2023 - Getting back into competitions

SPARK-1

Liquid bipropellant prototype with student-designed feed and ignition systems.

Architecture

35 lbf thrust, 100 psia chamber pressure; stable combustion achieved.

Performance

Rapid, low-cost approach using 3D resin-printed components; end-to-end student-built.

Manufacturing

Hotfire completed; all primary objectives met and data used to inform SPARK-2.

Test Program

SPARK-1 - Liquid Engine Prototype

SPARK-2

Regeneratively cooled liquid engine with electric pump-fed cycle.

1,000 lbf thrust, 300 psia chamber pressure.

Targets

Fully metal additive manufacturing for intricate cooling passages.