STUDENT SPACE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

University of Tennessee's student-run space technology organization. Rockets, robotics, hypersonics, and more.

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National Champions

SSTA won the 2025 Undergraduate Hypersonic Flight Design Competition.

Our undergrad-only Tachyon team earned national recognition and secured fabrication support for the next phase.

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Where We Work

Our Projects

Hypersonics test article on fire

Hypersonics

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Lunabotics Robot

Lunabotics

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Past Projects

Student Space Technology Conference

Bringing together the top student space engineering teams from across the country.

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Our Team

Admin

Jackson Dendy
SeniorAerospace Engineering

Jackson Dendy

President
John Tunny
JuniorMechanical Engineering

John Tunny

Vice President
Isaac Smith
SeniorAerospace Engineering

Isaac Smith

Chief Engineer
Lucia Saez
SeniorPublic Affairs

Lucía Sáez

VP of Business Development

Subject Matter Experts

Roman Dial
JuniorAerospace Engineering

Roman Dial

Propulsion
Mikayla Deters
JuniorAerospace Engineering

Mikayla Deters

AeroStructures
Jacob Ramsey
JuniorComputer Science

Jacob Ramsey

Software
Tyler Wiggins
SophomoreAerospace Engineering

Tyler Wiggins

Electronics
Gavin Good
JuniorAerospace Engineering

Gavin Good

Payload
Benjamin Atkins
JuniorAerospace Engineering

Benjamin Atkins

Recovery
Lincoln Schaaf
SophomoreAerospace Engineering + Applied Music

Lincoln Schaaf

Test Engineering + Manufacturing
Allison Syron
SophomoreIndustrial Engineering

Allison Syron

Test Engineering + Manufacturing
Evan Eidshaug
SeniorAersopace Engineering

Evan Eidshaug

Computational Analysis
Will Komada
JuniorHuman Factors Engineering

Will Komada

Systems Engineering

Our Facilities

Where the building, testing, and iterating actually happens.

SSTA Test Stand

The Test Stand

The largest student-owned test-stand in the country.

  • Built completely by students from the ground up
  • Capable of supporting rockets with over 3000Lb-f of thrust
  • 2026 Test Stand rennovation will include blast walls for close up camera shots and a permanent mission operations center
  • Supported 15+ P-class motor test fires

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