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Jason
Kish
$100
Dec 15, 2016
Monique Lopez
In Honor of Sabrina Williams
Undisclosed Amount
Dec 13, 2016
Robert & Carol
O'Neal
$250
Nov 30, 2016
Anton
Gagne
$100
Nov 23, 2016
Anonymous
$50
Nov 20, 2016
Andrew
Kelling
Undisclosed Amount
Nov 17, 2016
Anonymous
$100
Nov 17, 2016
Ryan Kistenmacher
In Honor of Kristen John BS '08
$125
Nov 16, 2016
Bliss
Angerman
$25
Nov 16, 2016
Anonymous
$50
Nov 16, 2016
John
Sipps
$25
Nov 05, 2016
Anonymous
$100
Nov 04, 2016
Anonymous
$50
Nov 02, 2016
Scott Wells
In Honor of UT Aerospace Engineering Dept.
Undisclosed Amount
Nov 01, 2016
Julie
Vela
$50
Oct 31, 2016
Jeanette
Harper
$20
Oct 31, 2016
Traci
Laird
$25
Oct 31, 2016
Tod
Francis
$1
Oct 27, 2016
$25
Composite Connoisseur
A rocket needs a body! LRA can buy much needed fiberglass to build our IREC rocket's body frame.
$50
Steely-Eyed Plumber
The team needs to run stainless steel tubing at the test site to carry fuel and water. Help our members test engines safely!
$100
Thrust Tooler
LRA needs specialized machining tools to machine critical parts of the hybrid rocket engine. Help them out with a tool or two!
$250
Boom Buster
LRA's test site is home to important research for both LRA and UT's Aerospace Engineering department. Help us keep them both safe during engine testing with a blast shield!
$500
Flight Controller
LRA's engine tests will be conducted remotely. Help us get all the necessary wiring and electronics installed at our test site to ensure our tests are conducted safely!
$1,000
Ablative Welder
The engine test stand is designed to withstand the forces from the hybrid engine during testing. To ensure it can take the forces of testing, LRA will outsource the thrust structure to a professional welder!
$2,000
Impulse Machinist
There are components of the engine that will have complicated geometries such as the engine nozzle. These components are critical to the success of the rocket in the IREC competition, so help us send our designs to a professional machinist!
$5,000
In-Situ Astronaut
The IREC team is a consolidation of almost all of LRA's members and they all need transportation to and lodging at the IREC rocket launch site in New Mexico next summer. Help our team get there and experience the explosive results of their hard work!
$10,000
The Rocketeer
Help LRA complete all test site upgrades and improvements and obtain all materials needed for our hybrid engine!
$15,000
October Sky High
Although IREC is next summer, LRA hopes to continue researching and developing custom rocket engines for years to come! Help us make our engine test site a permanent addition to the Pickle Research Campus by supporting our research into hybrid rocket engines!