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RIT Launch Initiative 

Join Us!
The RIT Launch Initiative is a multidisciplinary student organization designing, manufacturing, and launching high-powered rockets. Learn more our student leads below!

Featured Projects

Check out some of our projects! 
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Blackout

Blackout is our high-powered competition rocket for IREC 2021 with the goal of creating custom made carbon fiber body tubes and avionics.
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Kong
KONG is our high-powered competition rocket for IREC 2023 with the goal of testing a novel airbrakes payload with custom avionics to measure force on descent.
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Tuatara
​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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Dragonfly-44

Dragonfly-44 is one of our Space Race rockets aims to test a Smoke-Flare recovery system.
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OTIS
OTIS is our high-powered competition rocket for IREC 2025. The rocket won the Charles Hoult Award for Simulation & Modeling and named the "Best Deployable Payload" by SDL. This rocket is the first time we have earned full points on recovery since Covid. We tied for the best tech report with another university. Overall we earned 16th place and 11th place in our category.

Meet Our Sponsors!

We couldn't do it without you!

The RIT Launch Initiative runs 100% on sponsorship and support from the community. We do not have any member dues or fees, because we believe that the joy and knowledge our team instills should be open to anyone. 
Learn More About our Sponsors

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Contact

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RIT Launch Initiative
73 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623

Meetings

Events Calendar

All Team Meeting:
Saturday - 11 a.m.
Institute Hall 1180

 
  • Home
  • About
    • Meetings
    • Meet the Team
  • Teams
    • IREC
    • Avionics
    • Liquid Propulsion
    • Solid Propulsion
    • Space Race
    • L1 Program
  • Projects
    • OTIS
    • Manhattan Project
    • Ad Astra
    • The Backplane
    • Test Stand
    • Lukewarm Phoenix
    • Project Archive
  • References
    • Wiki
    • Publications
    • Trainings
  • Sponsors
  • Support Us