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Selected for NASA's 2027 Undergraduate Student Launch Initiative

Sometimes it really is rocket science.

Students at MSU Denver participating in engineering competitions.

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T–183days to Huntsville

5,009 fttarget apogee

Project Turbulentus

Our rocket for NASA Student Launch, to be designed and built by AMC students. It will fly in Huntsville, AL, in April 2027.

See the Student Launch program
Side-profile drawing of the Project Turbulentus rocket107 in overall, 4 in diameter. Target apogee 5,009 ft, inside a 4,000 to 6,000 ft window.107 inØ 4 in5,009 fttarget apogee6,000 ftwindow4,000 ftAMC · Project Turbulentus41 students · 3 subteamsRev A · Proposal
Preliminary design, updated after each review.

Three competitions, one team.

Road to Huntsville

  1. ProposalDone
  2. SelectedDone
  3. Preliminary Design ReviewNext
  4. Critical Design ReviewUpcoming
  5. Flight Readiness ReviewUpcoming
  6. Launch weekUpcoming

Built at the Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute of Metropolitan State University of Denver, on Auraria Campus in downtown Denver, Colorado.

CNC machining, additive manufacturing, composites, and test equipment on campus.

Setting up a part on a CNC machining center in an AES building lab, with workbenches and test stations behind.

Help us build.

Sponsorship pays for education, materials, tooling, testing, outreach, and competition travel.

Current sponsor

  • BAE Systems
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Members come from engineering, industrial design, computer science, cybersecurity, art, aerospace, and more.

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