ECLIPSE Rocketry

STRETCH GOAL: 

Thank you to everyone who got us to our original goal of $3,500!!! Our new stretch goal of $5,000 will help our members get individual hands-on experience through building their own rocket and expand our team's manufacturing capabilities.

ECLIPSE Rocketry is a student-run team that designs, builds, and flies rockets at the NASA University Student Launch Initiative competition every year. This year, our goals include: 

• Designing and building a full scale rocket that will successfully travel to an altitude between 4000 and 6000 feet
• Designing and building a subscale rocket to test and validate our final design
• Developing a system that can locate a rocket on a launch field without using GPS
• Writing multiple design reports and presenting them to a panel of engineers, scientists, and safety experts

In the past, we have developed systems such as a lander with photographic capabilities, an ice collecting rover, and a soil sampling rover. As a team, we have successfully launched and recovered multiple rockets. ECLIPSE has survived many setbacks and is perfectly poised to grow and succeed with your help.

Your donation will enable passionate UC Davis students to work together to design a multi-system rocket and payload that crosses many disciplines of science and engineering. Students will gain valuable experiences including hands-on manufacturing and testing, as well as develop time management, writing, and communication skills during their time with our club. They also have the chance to develop professional connections and explore new facets of engineering. ECLIPSE alumni have gone on to be hired by aerospace industry leaders and pursue advanced degrees thanks to the experience they gained from ECLIPSE.