International Rocketry Engineering Competition 2025

2nd Time Competing in 10K COTS Category

This will mark the second time our team competes in the newly renamed IREC Competition. Our rocket, Sabre II, will showcase its capabilities in the 10K Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) category.

Structures

Lead: Anne Marie Branch
Designing and manufacturing the rocket’s structural components, including the airframe and fins. Conducting structural analyses and simulations to evaluate the strength and durability of the rocket.
This year, they are also working on a functional payload and an airbrake altitude control system.

Flight Performance

Lead: Emma Lubeshkoff
Ensure the rocket’s flight performance, including stability and recovery. Conducting simulations and tests to evaluate the rocket’s flight performance. This year, they are also conducting CFD simulations for the airbrakes.

Avionics

Lead: Christopher Wood
Designing the rocket’s electronic systems, including avionics, telemetry, and recovery systems. Ensure reliable data collection and transmission during flight. This year, they are also designing and testing the airbrake electronics and software.

Nov 6, 2024

Team Application Submitted

The team submitted our proposal for IREC 2025

Nov 6, 2024
Nov 15, 2024

Team Acceptance

We reached another milestone by being accepted into the world’s largest intercollegiate rocketry competition for the second time.

Nov 15, 2024
Dec 6, 2024

1st Interim Progress Report Submitted

Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Report completed.

Dec 6, 2024
Feb 7, 2025

2nd Interim Progress Report Submitted

Critical Design Review (CDR) Report completed.

Feb 7, 2025
Apr 25, 2025

Video Flight Readiness Review Completed

Sabre II successfully passed a virtual safety review in preparation for the competition.

Apr 25, 2025
May 2, 2025

Technical Report Submitted

All final deliverables completed.

May 2, 2025
Jun 8, 2025

Competition Week

Our team is preparing to bring a large group of members to Texas to compete in IREC 2025.

Jun 8, 2025
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