University of Tennessee SSTA

Big Liquid

The next step in the SSTA spaceshot development program

4/17/2024 Hot-Fire

Partially-Successful, we achieved a perfect ignition but suffered from leaky plumbing, low oxidizer load, and a burn through of the combustion chamber.

Lyne Camera2.mp4

Ryan GoPro2.mp4

Quick facts:

Target Apogee: 70,000-80,000ft AGL
Potential downrange distance: Up to 10 miles
Payload: Soy Sauce Atmospheric Dispersion
Launch Site: Friends of Amateur Rocketry, Mojave, California

Alexander van Bruggen

Team Lead

avanbrug@vols.utk.edu

Thomas Scott

Propulsion Simulations

tscott38@vols.utk.edu

Jackson Dendy

Trajectory Simulations

jdendy@vols.utk.edu

Landon Meazell

Telemetry and Ground Support

lmeazell@vols.utk.edu

Kevin Tyler Bobbit

Valve Design, Injector Testing

csf763@vols.utk.edu

Zach Marano

Valve Design, Business Development

zmarano@vols.utk.edu

Ryan Mellons

Fabrication and Testing

cmellons@vols.utk.edu

Maddox Biggerman

Valve Design

mbiggerm@vols.utk.edu

Isaac Smith

Payload Lead
ismith27@vols.utk.edu

Lily Staddon

Aerostructure Design

lstaddon@vols.utk.edu

Drew Nickel

Mentor

Dr. Evans Lyne

Faculty Advisor

Overview

Similar to 2022's Redshift we've opted for a "sub-minimum diameter" design, meaning the propellant tank doubles as a section of the airframe and is exposed, with the lower and upper airframes slipping over it.

Simulations

Developed by Jackson Dendy, this Monte-Carlo integration for RocketPy allowed us to complete dispersion analysis of the rocket's landing points for our FAA Class III waiver.

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