Student Rocket to Space

A project in Orlando, FL by Eric Leavitt
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Student project aiming to launch a rocket into space.
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Backers: 34
Average Pledge Per Backer: $39

Funded: $1,315 of $1,000
Dates: Oct 13th -> Oct 30th (17 days)
Project By: Eric Leavitt
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Latest News

Rewards update

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! Sorry for the long silence, things have been a bit crazy. As you know, this was a college senior design project. At the end, we all graduated and scattered all over the United States for jobs and such. However, I would firmly like to... (Read More)

Post Launch Update #2

December 24th - via: kickstarter.com
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Post Launch Update

December 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry everyone! Its been a hairy month. The entire team was going through finals, presentations, all four of us graduated with a bachelor's degree in either Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, work, and of course, this project, so we kinda forgot... (Read More)

Pictures of progress

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are a bunch of cool pics of some of the progress we've been making! Electronics bay most of the way built, an action shot of us sanding down our centering rings so they fit around our motor mount tube, and then a bunch of test fitting of our... (Read More)

Rocket technical challanges

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thought I'd make a quick post talking about two of the main challenges we had to work through designing our rocket. First, we have two sections of the rocket that need to be completely air tight against water and the vacuum of space: The nosecone and... (Read More)

Hello again!

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, this is our new page. The only change is we have started at a lower amount! For those new to the project, please check here for our old project page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/524685645/recoverable-ionospheric-rocket-project... (Read More)

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