Description
We build and test liquid propellant rocket engines to develop our skills in engineering very complex systems as students. LPRD was founded on the belief that if something cool has not been done, you should take it upon yourself to make it happen. That mentality still remains in the current team - we push the limits of what we can do with the resources we have, and have found that we can do very exciting things even as a small student group. While there are many intermediate steps to come, our eventual aim is to reach space with our very own liquid-propelled rocket.
Meeting Time
Sunday 2PM
Thursday 6PM
On Google Meets with possibility for 1 or 2 people to meet from our lab space.
General Focus Areas
Rocket Engine Design, manufacturing and testing
Data analysis
Model rocket design and assembly
Programming
Electrical systems design
Simulation and modeling
Innovative thinking
Documentation
Safety
Interpersonal Communication
Problem-solving and troubleshooting
Contact
If you want to learn more about the project, come to one of our project meetings or contact Andrew Surine (surin006@umn.edu).
