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Welcome to the Georgia Institute of Technology University Student Launch Initiative 2009 – 2010 website.

In fall, 2007, Georgia Tech acquired its first local rocket club, the Ramblin’ Rocket Club (RRC). Since then, RRC has obtained its very own charter from the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). The club recruits members from all disciplines who share an interest in high-powered rocketry, and participates in campus events, such as the Georgia Tech AE Expo, to raise awareness in rocketry across campus. The USLI team and the RRC are cooperatively working together to achieve this mutual goal through the sharing of members, resources, and advertising.

Last year, Georgia Tech’s USLI team, The Mile High Yellow Jackets, competed for the first time in the 2008-2009 competition, and was the 3rd closest to the target altitude of 1 mile, and earned the award for Best Website Design. This year we plan to improve our team by focusing on providing excellent documentation and designing a competitive payload experiment.

The goal of this competition is to challenge university-level students to design, build, and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The project engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers. Returning team members hope to improve their skills from last year, and to impart their knowledge and experiences to the new members.