Rocket Team

NASA Student Launch Initiative

The Rocket Team is returning to the NASA Student Launch for the 2025 season after a strong performance last year. They design, build, and fly a new rocket yearly, and work with local schools to expand access to aerospace engineering in Evanston.

Space Technology Team

NASA BIG Idea Challenge / RASC-AL

The Space Tech Team is shifting focus to NASA’s RASC-AL competition. In 2024, they won the NASA BIG Idea Challenge’s superlative Artemis Award for METALS in Las Vegas, after winning the Sytems Engineering Award for ACRE the year before.

Student Leadership

  • Andy Wehmeyer '25

    Co-President

  • Tara Saxena '25

    Co-President

  • Max Hughes '27

    Rocketry Chief Engineer

  • Preston Shin '26

    Rocketry Project Manager

  • Trevor Abbott '26

    Space Tech Lead

  • Victoria Israel '26

    Space Tech Lead

Chair Positions

  • Joshua Hershey '26

    Public Relations

  • Elliot Opel '25

    Social

  • Pavi Venkat Sridhar '27

    Alumni Outreach

  • Omar Kamil '27

    Corporate Outreach

  • Spencer Guy, '25

    Corporate Outreach

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