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SEDS-UCF 2018 IREC Team Incussus II

Team Incussus is a group of student engineers from the UCF chapter of SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space). 


Last year, with hard work and dedication, we built a rocket for the 1st annual Spaceport America Cup. This competition, also known as IREC (Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition) is held in New Mexico with 100+ participating colleges from around the world. Shortly before the competition we experienced heart break in the form of explosive catestrophic failure during test launch. But sometimes heartbreak can be the best motivation.

 
This year our team is comprised of old members and new who want nothing more than to bring a rocket to competition. To represent the space coast, our college, and our club. We will strive to learn from last year's experience and mistakes. We will accept the challenge again, even after staring in the face of defeat, and in fact use that failure as motivation.


Our plan is to iterate on last years design, build off of the foundation built last year, and improve our design as well as our manufacturing processes to ensure success.

 
The rocket will be nearly 12 feet of carbon fiber, propelled by a student developed sugar motor to an altitude of 10,000 feet. While the on-board microgravity experiment will run an impact test on simulated Mars dirt in an environment experiencing a relative acceleration very close to the magnitude of gravity on Mars.

 
As you can imagine, a rocket like that requires a good amount of funding. Thankfully we have the opprotunity to raise half of our funds from the UCF SGA. The remaining half of materials and trip cost is up to us. That is where we need your help.

 
This project builds technical experience, team work, and real engineering skills and experience far beyond what the classroom has to offer. But, maybe even more importantly, it helps to inspire and motivate us as students, to remind us why we work so hard to pursue this degree.


Your support means a great deal to every member of this team, we thank you for any donation you can make, and we hope you will stay tuned to see what we can accomplish.

 

Spaceport America Cup Website

SEDS-UCF Website

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SEDS UCF
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Orlando, FL

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