Clarkson University Rocketry is a student-run competitive engineering team that designs, fabricates and launches high-power rockets for personal missions and international competitions. Working through Clarkson University’s SPEED program and composites laboratories, students take projects from modeling and in-house composite construction through flight testing. The team also supports members pursuing Tripoli Level 1 and Level 2 high-power rocketry certifications.
Tripoli Level 1 High Power Rocketry Certification
Tripoli Level 2 High Power Rocketry Certification
Case Rocket TeamCleveland’s Case Rocket Team is Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate aerospace design team, building and flying high-power rockets for nationwide competitions and aerospace events. Open to students from every major and skill level, the team has reached the Spaceport America Cup podium and set a team altitude record above 24,000 feet. Its work also gives members hands-on experience in composite manufacturing, propulsion, recovery systems, and National Association of Rocketry certification.CLEVELAND, OH
Cornell Rocketry Project TeamSince 2012, Cornell Rocketry Project Team has given Cornell students hands-on aerospace experience by designing, assembling, and launching high-powered rockets for the Spaceport America Cup. A 50-member, six-subteam team, it builds a new rocket from scratch each year, including in-house hybrid motors and guided descent systems. Its 2025 rocket, Andromeda, reached 12,100 feet on a test flight and earned third place in the competition’s 10K Hybrid SRAD category.ITHACA, NY
Buckeye Space Launch InitiativeAt The Ohio State University, Buckeye Space Launch Initiative is a student-run aerospace organization that designs, builds, and launches rockets through competitive and research-driven projects. Its teams develop university-built vehicles for NASA’s Student Launch Initiative and the International Rocket Engineering Competition, while Liquid Rocket Systems has hot-fired its own additive-manufactured engine. Working from the College of Engineering Makerspace, BSLI brings together students from a wide range of fields for hands-on rocketry.COLUMBUS, OH
Clarkson Formula SAEClarkson Formula SAE is a 20–25-member Clarkson University student team that designs, builds, and tests an open-wheel prototype racecar for the SAE International Formula SAE competition. Its students develop the car through specialized subteams and fabricate key systems in-house, including pushrod suspension and carbon-fiber components. The Formula Knights compete annually at Formula SAE Michigan, where their 2024–2025 car placed 62nd out of 106 entries.POTSDAM, NY