STRUCTURES
The Structures team designs and manufactures the entire vehicle structure. Everything from the nosecone to the fins are designed, built, and optimized for flight. The team works with composite structures, metal machining and welding, and integrates large assemblies. The work done by the Structures team is not limited to the vehicle - the ground support equipment and vehicle static fire test stand are also critical structures allowing for our vehicles to perform integrated static fire tests prior to launch.
Join the Structures team!
Structures is always looking for more mechanically-minded members interested in learning about CAD, structural analysis, machining, FEA, design optimization, and structural testing.
SUBTEAMS
Vehicle Structures
The vehicle structure from top to bottom is comprised of a nosecone, recovery bay, avionics bay, pressurant airframe, intertank section, propellant tanks, thrust structure, and fin can. The structures team works on all these parts and works closely with other teams to integrate all vehicle systems together.
Ground Structures
Each vehicle is dependent on a wide range of ground structures in order to be built, tested, and launched. Ground Structures creates all the structures beyond the rocket itself, from our static fire test stand capable of holding and measuring thousands of pounds of thrust, to our 60-foot-tall mobile launch rail.
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