OVERVIEW
Since 2010, PSP-SL has grown into
an advanced and forefront contender
in the NASA SL competition.
About SL
Student Launch (SL) is a research-based, competitive, experiential exploration activity that strives to provide relevant, cost-effective research and development of rocket propulsion systems. This project offers multiple challenges reaching a broad audience of middle and high schools, colleges, and universities across the nation.
With members from various majors and backgrounds, PSP-SL boasts a diverse setting for teammates to not only provide the team with valuable ideas, but also offer the newer members a chance to get involved in the various aspects of the project, including avionics design, payload, educational outreach, and social ventures.
2025 Project
Project Feustel
Proposal
PDR
CDR
LRR
Outreach
Purdue Space Day
Purdue Space Day is an annual event put on by students at Purdue University. There are three age groups: 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th, and 7th and 8th. Each age group goes through 3 activities through the day and then they have the opportunity to meet an astronaut. This year PSP-SL reached 200 students at this event alone. In total we reach 530 students directly throughout this competition year. The team had about 30 members participate in this event with the majority of them being with one activity that the team conducted and others being with other activities and others walking around with the groups to all of the activities. The activity that the team led was water rockets with 5th and 6th graders. Team members were able to teach basic physics and rocket science to these students, and then guided them in making and launching these rockets. Throughout the year Purdue Space Day has smaller events that PSP-SL participates in. Whether that be an on campus activity with homeschooled students or a trip to a local elementary school to do an activity during a class. The students learn a lot about engineering and space from these activities.
Team Leads
