Design Build and Fly

• Design, build, and fly aerial vehicles

• Previous challenges:

  • Compressible UAV

  • Business aircraft

• Looking for​ students interested in aircraft design and team projects​​​

Co-Leads: Sean Wan (),

                   Christopher Moneyron ()

Space System Design Team

• Goal: Reusable lunar surface access vehicles

• Research project

• Looking for people passionate about space exploration and scientific research

• Previous projects:

  • Space transportation design

  • Lunar prospecting rover

Team Lead: Alexander Leven ()

High Altitude Balloon Team

• Design, build, and launch High Altitude Balloons!​

• Previous record: 123,000 ft.

• Competes in the Global Space Balloon Challenge

• Looking for students interested in designing experiments, innovative engineering projects, and leadership experience

• Freshman team leads preferred!

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Rocketry competition

• Design, build, and test a rocket

• Purdue AIAA and SEDS joint project

• Looking for students

  • Passionate about rocket science

  • Interested in propulsion, payload, and spacecraft design

  • Willing to expand their engineering skills and knowledge​​​

Team Lead: Jan Balk (​)

Vertical / Short Take-off and Landing Vehicle Team

• Competition hosted by Purdue AIAA in partnership with U Michigan

• Develop a safe, quiet, and compact V/STOL aircraft for a single person​

Team contact: Neal Ottinger ()