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Spaceport America Cup

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Spaceport America Cup 2024

Join us as we host thousands of the world's most ambitious collegiate rocketeers in a one-of-a-kind event.
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SPACEPORT AMERICA CUP 2024

Over 1,700 students and faculty will gather in southern New Mexico for the 7th annual Spaceport America Cup in June of 2024.  Drawn by the opportunity to collaborate and compete at a world class spaceport facility, you represent the best and brightest from more than 150 colleges and universities located across the USA and around the world. 

Join us as we host thousands of the world's most ambitious collegiate rocketeers in a one-of-a-kind event. Part academic conference and part design-build-fly style competition, the Spaceport America Cup has something to offer students, faculty, industry representatives, and amateur aerospace aficionados alike.

 

The future beckons. 
​How will you answer the call?

Whether you are an academic, an industry representative, a retired professional, or simply a passionate amateur supportive of young minds who seek new horizons... there are many ways you may become a part of an event impacting the future of aerospace...

As a Sponsor...

You could interact with over 1,700 university STEM students from top ranked universities and colleges in a professional and competitive setting. Not only can your organization interact with them face to face but you can also learn about how their aerospace hardware performs in real world conditions. Finally, you will help make possible an event which inspires the best possible candidates for your company! 

As a Volunteer...

You will join a highly motivated and talented ESRA team which brings together the thousands of moving pieces to build the world's largest collegiate rocket engineering conference and competition. From directing crowds to directing launches and everything in between, we need you at the Spaceport America Cup! 

As a Judge...

You will join a group of respected experts and professionals who interact with the student teams to evaluate and score the deliverables, including technical design documents, overall team performance and launch success.  This team determines who will receive the coveted Genesis Trophy as the Overall Winner of the Spaceport America Cup.

As a Student... 

You will demonstrate your hard work on an international stage, in front of thousands of your peers, professors, and prospective employers. You will engage in design-build-fly style rocket and payload engineering competitions in a professional setting, at world class facilities, where the sky is not the limit!


 


Guidelines

Guidelines for Spaceport America Cup - Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) are hosted on our website! 

You'll want to review the following documents:

  • IREC Rules and Requirements Document
  • IREC Design, Test, and Evaluation Guide
  • Integrated Master Schedule

www.soundingrocket.org/sa-cup-documents--forms.html

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Challenge Updates

3rd Progress Report and Video Flight Safety Reviews Update

May 13, 2024, 3:09 p.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

There was some confusion about coordinating the video flight safety reviews.

ESRA has updated our documentation on soundingrocket.org to resolve this confusion.

 

  • Once the 3rd Progress Report form is submitted, your team leaders should contact your safety reviewers to  coordinate a good time/date for the video review.
     
  • Teams will be responsible for setting up and publicizing the video review details (link, date, time). Systems such as Zoom, Google, Webex, etc. are appropriate for running the video conference. Invitations should be sent to safety reviewers, Flyer of Record and Mentors.  Safety Reviewers and FoR are required to attend.
     
  • The video must be recorded and the MP4 video file to be sent to .  Do NOT send a link to a Youtube channel.  it must be the actual video file from the recording. 
     

Friendly reminder that Pre-Registration forms are now overdue

May 12, 2024, 9:44 a.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

Hello Everyone,

Just a friendly reminder that Pre-Registration forms are now overdue. If all of your members have signed up for Tripoli, but not all have received their Tripoli number yet, your team is allowed to submit the form with email proof of purchase for now and send updated Tripoli information at a later date. 

 

Please email with any other questions or concerns you may have

Thank you all for your hard work,
Sierra Stockwell
Registration Coordinator”


Failure to Pay Rocket Project fee and/or Rocketeer Fees

May 10, 2024, 8 p.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

The following teams have not made their payment(s) and are at risk of being removed from the competition:

Team 29 - Ecole nationale polytechnique d'Oran -Maurice Audin-
Team 41 - Houston Community College
Team 77 - Rowan University
Team 80 - Sakarya University
Team 84 - Sinhgad Technical Education Society, Pune
Team 85 - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Team 105 - Universidad Nacional De Ingenieria

These teams should pay their fees immediately (via https://www.soundingrocket.org/irec-fees.html )


Failure to submit Technical Paper, Participation Letter and Presentations

May 10, 2024, 7:34 p.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

The following teams have failed to submit these critical reports prior to today's deadline.
 

85 - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
88 - State University of New York at Binghamton (believe they withdrew but no formal notice)
105 - Universidad Nacional De Ingenieria
146 - Virginia Commonwealth University

These teams need to send an email to general.info@esrarocket.org to request a late submission link immediately


2 hours left till the 5pm CENTRAL deadline for submitting your Project Technical Reports, Participation Letters and Presentations

May 10, 2024, 12:55 p.m. PDT by ESRA Executive Director

As of 3pm CENTRAL, only 28 teams have submitted.


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