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The Society of Aeronautics and Rocketry
The Society of Aeronautics and Rocketry (SOAR) at the University of South Florida is a student-led, non-profit organization established in 2013 by a group of passionate and driven undergraduate engineering students.
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Current ProjectsLEARN ABOUT IREC
IREC, or the International Rocket Engineering Competition, is a large-scale, annual university-level competition hosted by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA).
Aerostructures Team
Responsible for designing, manufacturing and assembling the rocket's main structural components, including the body tube, nose cone, fins, and couplers.
Avionics and Telemetry Team
Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the rocket's avionics and telemetry systems, ensuring real-time data transmission and system reliability.
Payload Mechanical Team
Responsible for designing, manufacturing, and assembling the rocket's payload mechanical systems, ensuring proper integration with the overall rocket structure and functionality.
Payload EE/CS Team
Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the rocket's payload electrical and computer systems, ensuring proper integration with the overall rocket structure and functionality.
Controls Mechanical Team
Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the rocket's controls mechanical systems, ensuring proper integration with the overall rocket structure and functionality.
Controls EE/CS Team
Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the rocket's controls electrical and computer systems, ensuring proper integration with the overall rocket structure and functionality.
Safety Team
Responsible for ensuring the safety of the team and the public during all phases of the rocket's operation, including launch, flight, and recovery.
Current ProjectsLEARN ABOUT BEL
The goal of this team is to launch a liquid-propulsion rocket using nitrous oxide as high as possible. The engine of the propulsion rocket will be entirely student-researched and built.
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So far, this team has focused on propulsion system development, ground test systems, and developed an engine design, along with data acquisition systems for development, and manufactured engine components.
Aerostructures Team
Responsible for fabricating the rocket's airframe, nose cone, fins, and key structural interfaces.
Propulsions Team
Designs and implements the liquid propulsion system, including engine design, plumbing, propellant feed systems, and integration.
Ground Station EE/CS Team
Responsible for the electrical and computer systems of the ground station, including data acquisition, processing, and communication systems.
Ground Station Mechanical Team
Responsible for the mechanical aspects of the ground station, including structural integrity, mechanical systems, and maintenance.
Avionics Team
Responsible for the design, development, and integration of the rocket's avionics systems, including navigation, guidance, and control systems.
Current ProjectsTRIPOLI ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATIONS
TRA Certifications
We conduct Level I and Level II Certification courses to help members learn the basics of rocketry and build a strong base of knowledgeable members. We believe this endeavor is paramount to the success of our organization and to transmitting knowledge that might otherwise be lost as members graduate.
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