Design Projects
Design Build and Fly

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Design, build, and fly aerial vehicles
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Previous challenges:
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Compressible UAV
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Business aircraft
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Looking for students interested in aircraft design and team projects
Co-Leads: Sean Wan (wan57@purdue.edu),
Christopher Moneyron (cmoneyro@purdue.edu)
Space System Design Team

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Goal: Reusable lunar surface access vehicles
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Research project
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Looking for people passionate about space exploration and scientific research
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Previous projects:
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Space transportation design
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Lunar prospecting rover
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Team Lead: Alexander Leven (aleven@purdue.edu)
High Altitude Balloon Team

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Design, build, and launch High Altitude Balloons!
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Previous record: 123,000 ft.
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Competes in the Global Space Balloon Challenge
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Looking for students interested in designing experiments, innovative engineering projects, and leadership experience
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Freshman team leads preferred!
Rocketry competition
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Design, build, and test a rocket
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Purdue AIAA and SEDS joint project
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Looking for students
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Passionate about rocket science
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Interested in propulsion, payload, and spacecraft design
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Willing to expand their engineering skills and knowledge
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Team Lead: Jan Balk (jbalk@purdue.edu)
Vertical / Short Take-off and Landing Vehicle Team
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Competition hosted by Purdue AIAA in partnership with U Michigan
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Develop a safe, quiet, and compact V/STOL aircraft for a single person
Team contact: Neal Ottinger (nottinge@purdue.edu)