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Tuatara

per aspera ad astra
Current Status: Completed

Mission

Tuatara is Launch Initiative's first two stage rocket attempt and, if successful, will serve as the foundation for a future space shot attempt. Tuatara will have GPS tracking for recovery. 
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Team Members

Jayse Petersen (lead) - 2nd Year Physics
Bo Golden - 2nd Year Mechanical Engineer
Leo Zheng - 2nd Year Mechanical Engineering
Caleb St.Pierre - 1st Year Mechanical Engineer
Jason Yu - 1st Year Chemical Engineer
​Andrew Linn - 1st Year Mechanical Engineer
Sierra Dacey - 4th Year Computer Science
Isaac Chin - 1st Year Mechanical Engineer
Brooke Leinberger - 2nd Year Software Engineer
Andrew Smith - 1st Engineering Exploration
Joshua Rosenberg - 1st Year Mechanical Engineer
Eve Mason - 1st Year Mechanical Engineer

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Rocket Specifications

Additional Documents

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Contact

launchinitiative@rit.edu
RIT Launch Initiative
The Construct, INS 73-4190
73 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623

Meetings & Events

Events Calendar

All Team Meeting:
Saturday - 11 a.m.
Institute Hall (INS) 73-1180

 
  • Home
  • About
  • Subteams
    • IREC
    • Avionics
    • Solid Propulsion
    • Space Race
    • L1 Program
  • Projects
    • Project Archive >
      • Water Bearer
      • Lazarus 1
      • Third Time's The Charm
      • Aethera
      • Space Force
      • XSpace
      • Dragonfly-44
      • Blackout
      • S.P.I.C.A.
    • VOID
    • Ground Station
    • Tuatara
  • References
    • Wiki
    • Publications
    • Trainings
  • Sponsors
    • JLCPCB