Welcome to the home of Northwestern aerospace engineering
Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society, or NUSTARS, is the premier aerospace organization at Northwestern dedicated to rocketry, aerospace engineering, and experimental space technology.
Projects
IREC
Our Rocket Team is competing in the International Rocket Engineering Competition this year
Propulsion Team
Our new Propulsion Team is designing, building and testing Northwestern’s first fully liquid rocket engine
NASA Lunabotics Challenge
Our Space Tech Team is creating a lunar construction robot for NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge
NASA RASC-AL Competition
Our Space Tech Team is designing new systems concepts for the moon and Mars in NASA’s RASC-AL Competition
NASA RASC-AL 2025
Our Space Tech Team conducted research into lunar chemistry, habitat configurations, and ISRU
Past Projects
NASA Student Launch 2025
Our Rocketry Team built a launch vehicle and Active Drag System for the May competition in Huntsville, AL, placing 10th
NASA Big Idea Challenge 2024
Our Space Tech Team designed Metallic Expandable Technology for Lunar Artemis Structures (METALS) and won the Artemis Award
Sponsors
NASA
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Northwestern Engineering
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Onshape
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Ansys
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National Aerospace Corporation
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Overleaf
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Epsilon 3
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IMS Engineered Products
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NASA — Northwestern Engineering — Onshape — Ansys — National Aerospace Corporation — Overleaf — Epsilon 3 — IMS Engineered Products —
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