The Ram Launch Initiative team is a group of 10 mechanical engineering seniors, 2 electrical and computer engineering seniors, and several underclassmen at CSU that are competing in this years NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI). Please follow along with us as we progress through being the first CSU team to go to Huntsville!
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The NASA USLI competition is a student led rocket competition in which students design, build, and launch a rocket to compete against other universities while completing NASA's payload mission. This competition takes inspiration from the Artemis Challenge by allowing students to think creatively to complete the mission statement. This year, students must design, manufacture, and assemble a reusable launch vehicle capable of carrying a payload that collects, stores, and transmits data sets to a NASA-owned receiver.
1st Full-Scale Launch
The team participated in their first full-scale vehicle launch on Saturday, February 1st in Ault where the team launched and tested their first full-scale vehicle of the year. This will serve as a Vehicle Demonstration Flight and research for the Payload Demonstration Flight.
NASA CDR Meeting
The Comprehensive Design Review (CDR) report is one of the several technical documents that teams must submit as part of this competition. The team presented their CDR to NASA on January 16th.
Other News and Events
Rocket Team’s First Official News Story: Student group represents CSU at NASA rocket competition for first time
Additional Requirements
The NASA USLI Competition is not only a competition for students to build a launch vehicle and payload. As part of this competition, students must also engage with at least 250 people in a learning hands-on activity to teach the public about the aerospace industry. Teams must also keep a strong social media presence with updates and news from the team.
