Current and Past Projects
05022023174441.movBig Hybrid (2023)
UTK's highest impulse, thrust, and efficiency rocket engine since we started in 1999!
Redshift (2022)
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 a 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.