McGill Rocket Team

Launch Canada 2023 Challenge - Advanced Catetory Runner Up

Spaceport America Cup 2022 SRAD Hybrid Runner Up

Fostering the next generation of rocketeers

We are the McGill Rocket Team. Our diverse team of students designs, manufactures, and launches sounding rockets every year at amateur rocketry competitions to fulfill our mission of fostering the next generation of industry leaders. Working with the team allows our members to apply the engineering knowledge taught at McGill University in real-world applications and helps them build the soft skills essential to their future professional lives. Being a part of the McGill Rocket Team is unforgettable, from the thrills of a rocket launch to the strong friendships forged through shared experiences.

PORTHOS

(2023)

Our latest 10,000 feet SRAD hybrid rocket

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With the help of Ansys Electronics, the McGill Rocket Team can accurately design and simulate our own antennas used for communicating flight telemetry between our rocket and ground, as well as for GPS tracking. Thanks to @ansys_inc for sponsoring and
McGill Rocket Team designs and assembles our own printed circuit board for our avionics and payload, as well as the DAQ system at the engine test site. With the help of @altium_official we can facilitate our PCB design process to accelerate and enhan
Keeping our teammates safe is our highest priority. Thanks to Maxill for providing us with the most important piece of PPE!
McGill Rocket Team manufactures the rocket airframe out of resin infused composites. The manufacturing process involves the use of moulds. Thanks to Chem Trend, we were able to treat and clean our mould, thus enhancing productivity and extending our
We are proud to announce that our Payload subteam has published a paper called “Orthopedics in Space Travel: Developing Procedures to Evaluate the Safety of Implants Amidst the Rise of Commercial Space Tourism” in the @msurj_media. Using
Over the past few years, the Aerostructures subteam has been manufacturing composites with resin infusion. High quality composite chemicals are vital to the integrity of the airframe. Composite Envisions has supplied us with resins and chemicals that
Thank you to Convergent for its support to the McGill Rocket Team! The Aerostructures subteam has been using Convergent’s Raven software for the past few years to establish the thermal profiles of their carbon fiber parts. This software is a ke

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