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Hypersonics

Building the future of Hypersonic technology.

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John Kersting

Project Lead
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Program Timeline

We are national champions. But we aren't stopping there.

2025

Tachyon Competition Victory

Competition Result: SSTA's undergraduate hypersonics team won the 2025 Undergraduate Hypersonic Flight Design Competition with Tachyon.

Support Secured: The win earned fabrication support through the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office and UCAH.

Program Growth: Over five months, the team established the hypersonics division and built a complete test plan for the 48-inch CUBRC LENS tunnel.

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2026

Next Vehicle Development

Vehicle Goal: The team is developing a hypersonic glide vehicle targeting Mach 8 for the 2026 Undergraduate Hypersonic Flight Design Competition.

Design Focus: The effort balances range performance and manufacturability.

Core Workstreams: CAD architecture, thermomechanical engineering, aerodynamics, and guidance/navigation/control simulation.