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who we are
The UNL Aerospace Club is a student-led organization consisting of six different design teams: Design Build Fly (DBF), RMC (also referred to as Lunabotics), Rocketry, Rocketry Project 100k, RockSat, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). While the Aerospace Club is an engineering-based organization, all UNL students of any discipline are welcomed to join and no prior experience is needed. Our teams will teach you everything you need to know including design, CAD software, how to use power tools, and even 3D printing.
what we do
Each team meets on a weekly basis and integrates engineering design principles, CAD software, and shop equipment into their team projects. Aside from learning and implementing technical skills, the Aerospace Club teaches its members how to become individuals who possess soft skills such as communication, teamwork, and leadership.
Every year, the Aerospace Club prides themselves in giving back to the community by directly engaging with middle and high school students across Nebraska to promote the STEM field (see our Meetings & Events page). Our club is open to any and all students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
wHY SHOULD I JOIN?
The Aerospace Club serves as a bridge between Nebraska engineering and the Aerospace industry. The club supports career advancement through the development of leadership, collaboration, and technical skills.
The Aerospace Club is also a community of like-minded individuals who support each other in their career and lives. Members are able to connect with other students through projects, homework help, and fun club events!
Read how our club has impacted our previous members’ careers and where they are now on our Alumni page!
how to get involved
Sign-up on our home page using the sign-up button.
Attend one of our fall/spring orientations or general club meetings. The date and locations are posted on our Meetings & Events page.
Teams
Rocket propulsion Group
Rocket Propulsion Group (RPG) is an Aerospace team focused on the development and research of solid propellant rocket motors. The team's goal is to eventually participate in Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico in the Student Reasearch and Design category. This semester the team has been focusing on designing and building their first rocket motor using the MIT recipe Cherry Limeade as well as setting up their testing and mixing sites for current and future uses.
Aerospace experimental Payloads
Aerospace eXperimental Payloads (AXP) is a team of competitive students who build a sounding rocket payload. The designed payload is launched on a NASA rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia and the rocket allows research to be conducted in zero-gravity environments.
Design/Build/Fly
Design/Build/Fly (DBF) is an aviation-based engineering design team. DBF focuses on the creation of a unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled aircraft that is designed to best fit a given mission profile. Each year, a new mission is given which is designed to mimic a real world engineering problem.
Lunabotics
The Lunabotics Team works to help NASA with its mission to explore Mars and the Moon. Each year we compete in the NASA Lunabotics Competition (previously the NASA RMC Competition) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The goal is to build a robot that can traverse a simulated Martian terrain in order to collect materials. NASA uses this competition to fuel ideas for its own future missions.
Rocketry
Husker Rocketry is a student-led design team that takes high-powered rockets from design to launch. Every year we compete at a new and exciting competition. The team works together in order build rockets that improve on a yearly basis. Husker Rocketry launches from the fields and aims for the stars.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
There are many important sectors of the aerospace industry, and one of the fastest growing and most hyped is that of the 'drone', or more properly, 'unmanned aerial vehicle' or 'system'- a UAV or UAS. With the beginning of the UAV Team, the Aerospace Club has opened up the possibility of projects which are almost entirely software based, bringing the realms of cutting-edge aerospace development directly to students of Computer Science and Computer and Software Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
2024-25 Aerospace Club Officer Team
President: Khaleb Pafford
Vice President: Amber Tannehill
Secretary: Sean Griffin
Treasurer: Morgan Cude
Outreach Coordinator: Kaita Baird
Labspace Manager: Ben Ferguson
Multimedia Director: Samuel Schuster Social Media Director: Lizzy Benda
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