Engineering blog
Notes from the workshop
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Aerostructures
Sizing ASTRO-2's fins: flutter, wind and the tip-to-tip layup
The NACA TN-4197 flutter check, structural carbon tip-to-tip layup and a larger fin alternative for PDR.
15 Oct 2026
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Testing
Flying ASTRO-1 twice on candy motors: what we learned
Two flights on team-built motors in Saudi Arabia shaped the way we test ASTRO-2.
28 Sept 2026
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Propulsion
Why we chose 10K COTS for our first IREC
A COTS record, more testing, and safety by design : the reasoning behind our category choice.
10 Sept 2026