International Rocketry Engineering Competition 2025
10K COTS First Place, New Horizons Trophy Runner-up
This was our team’s second time competing in the IREC Competition. Our rocket, Sabre II, showcased its capabilities in the 10K Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) category. The payload, which was our first entry into the Space Dynamics Laboratory’s Payload Challenge was a live video system which captured footage from onboard the rocket.
Team Application Submitted
The team submitted our proposal for IREC 2025
Team Acceptance
We reached another milestone by being accepted into the world’s largest intercollegiate rocketry competition for the second time.
1st Interim Progress Report Submitted
Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Report completed.
2nd Interim Progress Report Submitted
Critical Design Review (CDR) Report completed.
Sabre II Subscale Launch
The team successfully test launched Sabre II to over 3600 ft, verifying the functionality of our subsystems.
Video Flight Readiness Review Completed
Sabre II successfully passed a virtual safety review in preparation for the competition.
Technical Report Submitted
All final deliverables completed.
Competition Week
A team of 17 members traveled to Midland, Texas. The launch of Sabre II was successful reaching 10,019 ft, only 1.4% off our predicted apogee. This allowed the team to win 1st Place in the 10K COTS Category and 2nd Overall!