UCI Rocket Project

UCI's 1st Liquids Rocket Launch,~9300' apogee (LAUNCH),13.5sec burntime (LAUNCH),>900lbf thrust (VTF),8sec burntime (VTF),~500psi Tank Pressures,and more...

About me

I was Chief Engineer of the UCI Rocket project 2022 - 2023, I've had an amazing time leading and working on this project. I led this team through several cold flows, our longest burn static fire (highest total impulse of all previous static fires), and launched UCI's first bipropellant liquid rocket. Below are the milestones I was able to see through as Chief Engineer of the project...

LAUNCH

UC Irvine's 1st Methalox Rocket Launch


9300

FT APOGEE

0.7

MACH

13.5

SEC BURNTIME

1000

LBF THRUST

Vertical Test Fire (VTF)

Static fire in a vertical rocket configuration with all flight components. Achieved UCI's highest ISP static fire


950

LBF THRUST

8.0

SEC BURNTIME

Cold Flows

Proofing our system with LN2 and normal operating pressures to ensure the system can handle cryo temps


10

+

COLD FLOWS

-200

°C

SYSTEM TEMPERATURE

500

psi

TANK PRESURES

100

GB

DATA COLLECTED