MIT Rocket Team

We design, build, and fly experimental sounding rockets.

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Over January we launched Project Phoenix 33,400 ft, making this our most successful two stage launch! 🚀🚀🚀 Check out our launch video here: https://t.co/BAF8Qy9C6V

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Come see us at the Annual Edgerton Center Teams Showcase! We'll be in Lobby 13 on April 11th from 4:00-5:00 PM.

Learn about MIT Rocket Team's ongoing journey towards constructing one of the first collegiate spaceshot rockets!

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Just wrapped up Project Phoenix with a very successful launch at FAR! We had ignition in both stages and reached a maximum altitude of 32k. Despite a parachute failure in the booster, both stages were recovered fully intact, besides one broken fin. Now onto Project Medusa!

[RocketTalk🚀 @Pad33space]

Congratulations @MITRocketTeam on an awesome two stage flight today out at FAR. Great launch and recovery!

[RocketTalk🚀 @Pad33space]

Second Stage Euphoria: That feeling you get when the sustainer lights up after holding your breath through launch and booster burn. @MITRocketTeam

[Lavie Ohana 🛰️ @lavie154]

.@MITRocketTeam's Phoenix had an awesome flight to ~32k ft yesterday. Some pics:

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Our recruitment video for the new year is up!
Check it out here: https://t.co/ZEkX3HTdHT

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Hi everyone! I was the Rocket Team Publicity Chair 5 great years, and I've loved sharing our story with you, but now I'm passing the torch to the next generation of rocketeers at MIT.
This is @Astro_Chuck, signing off.

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Live in 45 minutes from the Mojave Launch Site with a launch to 80k ft
https://t.co/sRT2TUFwZl

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

We're out at the test site with a new nozzle design!

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Hermes 2 under thrust above the Mojave this morning.

[Mike Brinker @GreenDotMike]

An amazing day in the Mojave Desert with this incredibly smart and talented group of students from MIT. Their engineering was exceptional, although they had an anomaly 7 seconds into flight — proving again that rockets are difficult. Great spirit @MITRocketTeam

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Update! The launch happened at approximately 10:30 AM. An anomaly occured at approximately 7 seconds into flight. We have team members in the field searching for the nose come and parachutes. We did find a rocket that isn't ours already.

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Rocket is integrated for flight. T-0 is at 10:02 AM. Updates as we have them.

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Evening tag-up complete. We're working avionics issues and testing payload systems. Tommorow it's integration and build.

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

@TheRocketGuyTy @Astro_Chuck Full SRAD 74kNs P motor. 80 kft.

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

It's launch week! We're starting launch integration early for an expected Saturday launch.

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

We just presented to the @MITAeroAstro faculty today on our path to space!

[MIT Rocket Team @MITRocketTeam]

Our special operations team just tested a second stage ignition system! This component is integrated with the forward closure of the motor and is controlled by our flight computer. Operational, mechanical and software safeties will be used to inhibit premature ignition.