Swamp Launch Rocket Team
Founded in 2019, the Swamp Launch Rocket Team exists as student organization encompassing University of Florida students from a wide range of backgrounds and majors. Formally known as The University of Florida Rocket Team, Swamp Launch enables students to study, engineer, and launch high-powered rockets. The team is not only dedicated to participating in nationwide rocketry competitions but has also devoted abundant effort into educating its members and local community. The Swamp Launch Rocket Team competes in the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). Aside from competitions, members have the opportunity to earn their high-powered rocket (HPR) certifications through the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) by designing and building their own rockets with tools, materials, and knowledge provided by Swamp Launch. The team also hosts courses to teach the basics of rockets and inspire a passion for rocketry in newer members. Community outreach is another major part of our mission as we strive to inspire the next generation of engineers by attending local schools and hosting STEM-related activities. Currently, we are split into three main groups, each dedicated to a part of the competition the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). Our first group is dedicated to the development of a competition launch vehicle. Our second group is tasked with engineering a payload to complete some designated requirements set by the team. Our last group is focused on development projects that allow us to progress to further levels in the competition and reach towards our long term goal of a spaceshot. Each group is further divided into sub-teams that focus on specific parts of the rocket such as avionics, recovery, modeling and simulation, payloads, structures, and testing.
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Founded in 2019, the Swamp Launch Rocket Team exists as student organization encompassing University of Florida students from a wide range of backgrounds and majors. Formally known as The University of Florida Rocket Team, Swamp Launch enables students to study, engineer, and launch high-powered rockets. The team is not only dedicated to participating in nationwide rocketry competitions but has also devoted abundant effort into educating its members and local community. The Swamp Launch Rocket Team competes in the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). Aside from competitions, members have the opportunity to earn their high-powered rocket (HPR) certifications through the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) by designing and building their own rockets with tools, materials, and knowledge provided by Swamp Launch. The team also hosts courses to teach the basics of rockets and inspire a passion for rocketry in newer members. Community outreach is another major part of our mission as we strive to inspire the next generation of engineers by attending local schools and hosting STEM-related activities. Currently, we are split into three main groups, each dedicated to a part of the competition the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). Our first group is dedicated to the development of a competition launch vehicle. Our second group is tasked with engineering a payload to complete some designated requirements set by the team. Our last group is focused on development projects that allow us to progress to further levels in the competition and reach towards our long term goal of a spaceshot. Each group is further divided into sub-teams that focus on specific parts of the rocket such as avionics, recovery, modeling and simulation, payloads, structures, and testing.
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Swamp Launch Rocket Team
Founded in 2019, the Swamp Launch Rocket Team exists as student organization encompassing University of Florida students from a wide range of backgrounds and majors. Formally known as The University of Florida Rocket Team, Swamp Launch enables students to study, engineer, and launch high-powered rockets. The team is not only dedicated to participating in nationwide rocketry competitions but has also devoted abundant effort into educating its members and local community. The Swamp Launch Rocket Team competes in the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). Aside from competitions, members have the opportunity to earn their high-powered rocket (HPR) certifications through the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) by designing and building their own rockets with tools, materials, and knowledge provided by Swamp Launch. The team also hosts courses to teach the basics of rockets and inspire a passion for rocketry in newer members. Community outreach is another major part of our mission as we strive to inspire the next generation of engineers by attending local schools and hosting STEM-related activities. Currently, we are split into three main groups, each dedicated to a part of the competition the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). Our first group is dedicated to the development of a competition launch vehicle. Our second group is tasked with engineering a payload to complete some designated requirements set by the team. Our last group is focused on development projects that allow us to progress to further levels in the competition and reach towards our long term goal of a spaceshot. Each group is further divided into sub-teams that focus on specific parts of the rocket such as avionics, recovery, modeling and simulation, payloads, structures, and testing.