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Selected for NASA Student Launch 2027

We design, make, and fly it ourselves.

Student engineers at MSU Denver building a 107‑inch rocket, a UAV, and competition hardware this year.

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T–184days to Huntsville

5,009 fttarget apogee

Project Turbulentus

Our rocket for NASA Student Launch, designed and built in‑house by AMC students. It flies in Huntsville, Alabama, in April 2027.

See the Student Launch program
Side-profile drawing of the Project Turbulentus rocket107 in overall, 4 in diameter. Target apogee 5,009 ft, inside a 4,000 to 6,000 ft window.107 inØ 4 in5,009 fttarget apogee6,000 ftwindow4,000 ftAMC · Project Turbulentus24 students · 3 subteamsRev A · Proposal
Preliminary design, updated after each review.

Three competitions, one shop.

Road to Huntsville

  1. ProposalDone
  2. SelectedDone
  3. Preliminary Design ReviewNext
  4. Critical Design ReviewUpcoming
  5. Flight Readiness ReviewUpcoming
  6. Launch weekUpcoming

Built in the AES building, Auraria Campus in downtown Denver.

CNC machining, additive manufacturing, composites, and test equipment on campus.

Setting up a part on a CNC machining center in an AES building lab, with workbenches and test stations behind.

Help build what flies next.

Sponsorship pays for materials, tooling, testing, outreach, and competition travel.

Current sponsor

  • BAE Systems
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No experience required.

Members come from engineering, design, computer science, cybersecurity, aviation, and more.

Thursdays 4–6 PMAES 430

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