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Spaceport America Cup 2022

Join us as we host thousands of the worlds most ambitious collegiate rocketeers in a one of a kind event.

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Overview

SPACEPORT AMERICA CUP 2022

Over 1,500 students and faculty will gather in Southern New Mexico for the fourth annual Spaceport America Cup in 2022.  Drawn by the opportunity to collaborate and compete at a world class spaceport facility, you represent the best and brightest from more than 150 institutions located all across the USA and around the world. 

Join us as we host thousands of the worlds most ambitious collegiate rocketeers in a one of a kind event. Part academic conference and part design-build-fly style competition, the Spaceport America Cup has something to offer students, faculty, industry representatives, and amateur aerospace aficionados alike.

 

The future beckons. 
​How will you answer the call?

Whether you are an academic, an industry representative, a retired professional, or simply a passionate amateur supportive of young minds who seek new horizons... there are many ways you may become a part of an event impacting the future of aerospace...

As a Sponsor...

You could interact with over a thousand talented STEM students from top ranked schools in a professional setting. You will see both them and their hardware perform in real world conditions. Furthermore, you will be helping make possible an event which helps make the best possible candidates for your company! 

As a Volunteer or Judge...

You will join the highly motivated team which brings together the thousands of moving pieces to build the worlds largest collegiate rocket engineering conference and competition. From directing crowds to directing launches and everything in-between, we need your volunteerism at the Spaceport America Cup! 

As a Student... 

You will demonstrate your hard work on an international stage, in front of hundreds of your peers, professors, and prospective employers. You will engage in design-build-fly style rocket and payload engineering competitions in a professional setting, at world class facilities, where the sky is not the limit!


Guidelines

Guidelines for Spaceport America Cup - Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) are hosted on our website! 

In particular, you'll want to review the following documents:

  • IREC Rules and Requirements Document
  • IREC Design, Test, and Evaluation Guide
  • Integrated Master Schedule

www.soundingrocket.org/sa-cup-documents--forms.html

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Challenge Updates

Update on Road conditions 7:15am

June 22, 2022, 6:29 a.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

Spaceport America has reviewed the roads and the weather conditions.  They are estimating that it may be 12:00n today before the roads can be opened to proceed to the VLA.  The road conditions are fully saturated and the muddy conditions will take some time to dry out.  Even 4-wheel drive vehicles are having challenges.

 

The HLA has limited restroom facilities.  If your team wishes to temporarily return to Las Cruces or Truth or Consequences, we will do our best to keep everyone updated on progress.

 

We appreciate everyone's patience.  The New Mexico monsoon season has arrived several weeks early.  This is a very rare occurrence for southern New Mexico.  


Wednesday Road conditions at Spaceport America

June 22, 2022, 4:43 a.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

The dirt road from Spaceport to the Vertical Launch Area is very wet due to the rains last night. Spaceport Americ security are going to hold vehicles at the Main entrance until first light to inspect the roads. 

 

Please be careful traveling and be prepared to wait.  

 

More updates as they become available


Need assistance building your COTS Solid motor?

June 20, 2022, 7:49 p.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

 Wildman Hobbies has a conference room reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn 2550 Don Roser Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88011 

If any teams need assistance with motor building from 6-10pm Tuesday night.

Teams that purchased their reloads through Wildman’s have top priority but he is willing to help any teams that need help


Podium Session Teams and Schedule

June 19, 2022, 2:25 p.m. PDT by Bill H -- Postflight

 

Congratulations to all of our teams selected for Podium Sessions!

Session Track A - Ballroom 1
TimeStudent TeamJudge TeamNameTopic
9:30-9:55491McGill UniversityComputational Model for Performance Prediction of a Nitrous
Oxide / Eicosane Hybrid Rocket Engine
10:00-10:25671Polytechnique MontréalDevelopment of a 5 kN hybrid rocket motor for the Chronos I sounding rocket
10:30-10:55576University of LeedsRecovery System Optimization to Achieve a 100× Reduction in the Required Quantity of Energetic Material
11:00-11:25416Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyCyclone Rocketry SRAD Propulsion
11:30-11:55156Clemson UniversityMotor Retention
12:00-13:00  LUNCH 
13:00-13:25263The University of MelbourneDesign, Analysis & Manufacture of a 10,000ft Sounding Rocket with Airframe Diameter Transition
13:30-13:55483Manipal Institute of TechnologyLeading edge root extensions on sounding rockets
14:00-14:251193University of Michigan - DearbornMASA – Flight Computer
14:30-14:551392University of WaterlooDesign and Characterization of
a Reefing Recovery System
15:00-15:251342The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleCustom OpenRocket Extensions
15:30-15:556215Oklahoma State UniversityDevelopment of a Drag Modulating Airbrake for Apogee Targeting
     
     
Session Track B - Ballroom 2
TimeStudent TeamJudge TeamNameTopic
9:00-9:25195Cukurova UniversityFlight Simulation & Modeling
9:30-9:55135Carleton UniversityCarleton University InSpace Rocket Engineering Team Fin Design
10:00-10:253416Chulalongkorn UniversityEjection System Using Pneumatic Piston
10:30-10:551209University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesActive Apogee and Roll Control
11:00-11:2512515Federal University of Santa CatarinaSRAD VLK Motor Design
11:30-11:551813Cornell UniversityPiston Separation
System
12:00-13:00  LUNCH 
13:00-13:258911The University of AkronModularity
13:30-13:55887The Ohio State UniversityGeometry Optimization and Altitude Prediction of a Supersonic Rocket using CFD
14:00-14:25557Monash UniversitySmall design changes with a disproportionate
effect on trajectory
14:30-14:55608Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyReal-time state estimation using Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter
15:00-15:2512714University of WindsorEnhanced Recovery Using Advanced Materials & Impact Force Transfer
15:30-15:559710Universidad Autunoma de Baja California (UABC)Design, Analysis and Implementation of an Integral Ground Station System for Tracking and Telemetry Visualization

Directions to Spaceport America - DO NOT SET THE MAPS destination to the Vertical Launch Area

June 18, 2022, 7:21 p.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

Make sure you set your destination to the Spaceport America, Co Rd A021, Truth or Consequences, NM

Once you arrive at the Spaceport, follow the signs to the Vertical Launch Area (Cup) 

DO NOT SET YOUR DESTINATION TO THE VERTICAL LAUNCH AREA.   It will take your team through some mountain trails you do not want to drive on.


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