About

It all started when…
Purdue SEDS started in 1994 as a group of students who were excited about space. As the years went on there were the ups and downs of student participation. In the late 2000s the Purdue Hybrid launched into the sky and as the students at the time went on to be managers at various rocket companies, the club went into a small slump. At the end of 2015, Purdue SEDS only had approximately 5 dues paying members. Rockets were recently reignited and currently though many trails and failures we have 4 active rocket teams with a combined total of over 230 dues paying members.
These teams compete in various competitions around the US. Currently we have teams working on custom solid, hybrid, liquid, and monopropellant engines. The NASA USLI team builds and launches payload with a rocket using commercial motor to a little over a mile. The hybrid team is designing a hybrid rocket to compete in the Spaceport America Cup. The solids team is mixing their own propellant and designing a high performance sub orbital sounding rocket and also compete in the Spaceport America Cup. The liquids team has built a liquid oxygen - liquid methane rocket to compete in the FAR-MARS competition and is currently developing a next generation vehicle carry Purdue research payloads into suborbital space.
We also host various space related general meetings, social and outreach events throughout the semester. If any of this sounds interesting, come to one of our meetings! We accept all who are willing to learn and have fun.
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Happy 2019 from Purdue SEDS. Our teams want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and productive new year. Now let’s l… https://t.co/l56uHhdFSn
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Thank you to Purdue’s very own @purdueesc for contributing to our solids team and helping support their work toward… https://t.co/Wcc0GjlWUS
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Our Liquids team is proud to be pioneering college rocketry. Get ready for launch in March! #boomiezoomie https://t.co/t0R8dv2TbW
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After a launch it is important to take apart and clean your motor casing. Sometimes that is easier said than done.… https://t.co/XdkHas5oh9
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After a successful landing the solids team hit the desert to track down the parts of the rocket. Using our Telemetr… https://t.co/PM1mXP3xWQ
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GoPro footage of "A Slightly Smaller Step" during blast off. Blink and you'll miss it! #gopro #blastoff #rocket… https://t.co/njmVcMD9Bg
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SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH!!! At 7:00 this morning "A Slightly Smaller Step" entered the record books as Purdue's highest fl… https://t.co/IEaGwNpp6M
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Day 1 of the Spaceport America Cup competition… https://t.co/6WwdqgPrsO
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Spaceport Cup's avionics bay is coming together! Seen in the first image is all the electronics… https://t.co/vb0hRjK0K4
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Spaceport Cup's avionics bay is coming together. Seen in the first image is all our electronics… https://t.co/SS6OQP2WpS
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Spaceport Cup had their custom aluminum fin can delivered while we were away on Spring Break.… https://t.co/j6tVdbsQeb
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RT @sedsusa: @PurdueSpace, @purdue_seds to compete with groundbreaking liquid-fueled rocket @LifeAtPurdue https://t.co/h07f40zUnU
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Spaceport Cup members track down a hidden radio tracker in preparation for the New Mexican desert 🌵 https://t.co/g6H0X8AoVE
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Fiberglass parts for Purdue Spaceport Cup's N5800 rocket were delivered today https://t.co/Nb306tqM0b
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RT @PurdueME: Hey @elonmusk... what do you think of these Purdue University students developing a liquid methane fueled rocket? 🚀… https://t.co/pkXVncjHMc