Penn Aerospace Club

High Powered Rocketry

Rocket Team

At the intercollegiate 2019 Spaceport America Cup, our Rocket team engineered and launched an 11 ft. tall, 6 inch diameter rocket. This Rocket was powered by a Cesaroni N class motor, and achieved an above-ground altitude of 13,000 feet.

In the 2022-23 year we’re building a second rocket with an M-Class motor and shooting for 10,000 feet again!

Want to apply after the fall application has passed? Check out our rolling application for 2022/2023 here: https://forms.gle/mRKMmJVB3rziFret6 

Kayla Bleier

Team President

Javier Fernandez

Javier Fernandez

Structures Team

Major: Mechanical engineering and applied mechanics

Specific Interests: automobile industry (in particular F1)

Hobbies: going to the gym, playing the piano and playing baseball

Angelo Sali

Angelo Sali

Structures Team

Emilio Huizar

Emilio Huizar

GNC Team

Major: Computer Engineering

Specific interests for components of the rocket: GPS, Communications, Flight Computer

Hobbies: Reading, 3d rendering/art

Dailing Wu

Dailing Wu

GNC Team

Major: Electrical Engineering

Specific interests for components of the rocket: Avionics, payload electronics and software, rocket motor control/design

Hobbies: Basketball, baking, piano, cars

Christine Meng

Christine Meng

Structures Team

Theo Kang

Theo Kang

Structures Team

Major: Mechanical engineering and applied mechanics

Hi! My name is Theodore and I’m from Perth, Australia. I enjoy travelling, playing badminton and golf, trying new food and watching Netflix.

Thomas Urey

Thomas Urey

GNC Team

Major: Computer Science

Specific interests for components of the rocket: Flight computer, sensors, GPS

Hobbies: Tennis, hiking, finding cool coffee shops

Emily Kang

Emily Kang

GNC Team

Peter Shen

Peter Shen

Structures Team

Major: MEAM

Specific interests: robotics, aerodynamics, space exploration

Hobbies: video games, working out, swim, art (occasionally)

 

Avaniko Asokkumar

Avaniko Asokkumar

GNC Team

Major: Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Specific interests for components of the rocket: Sensors, mechanical-electrical interfaces

Hobbies: Soccer, piano, and graphic design

Owen Brazelton

Owen Brazelton

GNC Team

Major: Electrical Engineering

Specific Interests for Components of Rocket: Flight Systems, Sensors, Cameras, Propulsion, Rocket Design

Hobbies: Hiking, Camping, Videography, Photography, Lego

Sunny Yu

Sunny Yu

Structures Team

Major: Mechanical Engineering 

Sunny is a freshman from Montville, NJ studying mechanical engineering. He is interested in aerospace engineering and computer science as well as filmmaking/ photography

Alexandra LaBarca

Alexandra LaBarca

Structures Team

Zeno Dancanet

Zeno Dancanet

GNC Team

Major: Computer Science

Specific interests for components of the rocket: GPS, airborne computing systems.

Hobbies: Running. 3D Architectural Design. Putting a piston engine on anything that has wheels.

Eric Zou

Eric Zou

GNC Team

Major: Computer Engineering

Specific Interests for Components of Rocket: Flight Computer, Airbrakes Specifically

Hobbies: League of Legends

Haley Kang

Haley Kang

Structures Team

Ryan Won

Ryan Won

Structures Team

Major: Physics

Specific Interests: Aerospace

Hobbies: Cleaning, working out, listening to music

Kathy Jia

Kathy Jia

GNC Team

Major: Computer Science

Specific Interests for Components of Rocket: Flight computer

Ashna Khemani

Ashna Khemani

Structures Team

Major: MEAM

Hobbies: theater, music, journaling, long walks

Zachary Gin

Zachary Gin

Structures Team

Ionnis Kalaitzidis

Ionnis Kalaitzidis

Structures Team