A rocket needs a body! LRA can buy much needed fiberglass to build our IREC rocket's body frame.
The team needs to run stainless steel tubing at the test site to carry fuel and water. Help our members test engines safely!
LRA needs specialized machining tools to machine critical parts of the hybrid rocket engine. Help them out with a tool or two!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Help LRA complete all test site upgrades and improvements and obtain all materials needed for our hybrid engine!
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!