Current and Past Projects
The next step in the SSTA spaceshot development program - Will fly up to 95,000 feet in January 2025!
UTK's highest impulse, thrust, and efficiency rocket engine ever, which won first place in its altitude category at FAR-OUT 2024!
Lil' Liquid (2023)
UTK's first self-pressurizing bipropellant liquid rocket engine!
A 1,200 lb. thrust hybrid rocket that flew to 28,878 ft and reached Mach 1.77 at Spaceport America in June 2022, winning 1st place in our category!
Andromeda (2019)
Our 2019 Spaceport America Cup rocket, Andromeda is a hybrid with an aerial micro-organism collecting payload. This was the first competition rocket that SSTA flew.
Don't Blow Up (2018)
Don't Blow Up was the first hybrid rocket constructed by SSTA for flight. It utilized an ABS-coal matrix fuel grain and was the first vehicle to use CNVA Swirl injectors.
USLI (2017)
USLI 2017 was SSTA's first attempt at a competition. This was a learning experience with the team only completing the subscale model.