{"id":48,"date":"2023-10-13T08:46:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:27:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"48\" class=\"elementor elementor-48\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-507f57c8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"507f57c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4570b3\" data-id=\"b4570b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bd6a44e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bd6a44e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ec7760\" data-id=\"9ec7760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adee9a5 intro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6adee9a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"599\">Rocketry and Mining Systems is a passionate team of Colorado State University engineers competing in this year\u2019s NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI). Our core group of 12 senior leaders, 10 Mechanical Engineering majors, 1 Electrical Engineering major, and 1 Computer Engineering major, is supported by a dedicated team of underclassmen. Together, we\u2019re working to bring CSU back to Huntsville, Alabama, and continue our tradition of innovation and excellence in rocketry. Follow along as we take on this challenge and aim high once again!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0359180 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0359180\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e3d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2e3d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/IMG_6396-scaled.jpg\" title=\"IMG_6396\" alt=\"IMG_6396\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d3a7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34d3a7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b758a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b758a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Donate to send the R.A.M.S. team to Huntsville, Alabama in April! Assist CSU in winning the competition:<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51848b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f51848b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/give.colostate.edu\/schools\/ColoradoStateUniversity\/2026-spring-ramfunder-cohort\/pages\/2026-csu-rocket-team\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-hand-point-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sponsor Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-673f4ecd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"673f4ecd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c98f840\" data-id=\"1c98f840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4831f3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4831f3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">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 sample &amp; return missions 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 and analyzes 50mL of soil.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38dea0fd\" data-id=\"38dea0fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72876ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72876ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-14.59.23-e1760216398539-768x426.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-14.59.23-e1760216398539-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-14.59.23-e1760216398539-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-14.59.23-e1760216398539-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-14.59.23-e1760216398539.png 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429f4af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"429f4af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proposal Accepted!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e853244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e853244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b2575ef\" data-id=\"1b2575ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190db674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"190db674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/12\/DSCF8377-min-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/12\/DSCF8377-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/12\/DSCF8377-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/12\/DSCF8377-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/12\/DSCF8377-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/organizations\/ramlaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/12\/DSCF8377-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53422461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53422461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NASA PDR Meeting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2ea03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2ea03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>R.A.M.S. wrapped our <strong>Preliminary Design Review<\/strong>\u00a0with NASA. PDR is the Student Launch checkpoint to show our rocket and payload concepts meet requirements and risks are understood before detailed design; we left with clear action items and valuable feedback to sharpen testing and interfaces on the way to CDR.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38787d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d38787d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac945f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac945f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other News and Events<\/span><\/h2><h5>Rocket Team&#8217;s First Official News Story: <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW64032701 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/engr.source.colostate.edu\/student-group-represents-csu-at-nasa-rocket-competition-for-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW64032701 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64032701 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Student group represents CSU at NASA rocket competition for first time<\/span><\/span><\/a> <span class=\"EOP SCXW64032701 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dd899c4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dd899c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"educator\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bc30051\" data-id=\"2bc30051\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47a96fa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47a96fa1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe851ab\" data-id=\"3fe851ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f30a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54f30a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2242921e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2242921e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73fc0517\" data-id=\"73fc0517\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5754fc6d intro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5754fc6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061e39c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"061e39c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34e0f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f34e0f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R.A.M.S Social Media<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeba01b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aeba01b\" 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