Ram Launch Initiative

The Ram Launch Initiative is the CSU Senior Design rocket competition team for the 2023-2024 school year. We will be competing in the NASA Student Launch competition. The NASA Student Launch is part of the Artemis Student Challenges, with the goal of increasing the visibility and enthusiasm for the aerospace industry. For the competition, our team will build and launch a rocket between 4,000ft. - 6,000ft. A payload must deploy between 400ft. - 800ft. on the descent. The payload for this year's competition is an atmospheric-independent lander that cannot utilize methods that increase drag such as parachutes and streamers. The lander will be designed to carry four stand-in astronauts and land with human survivability metrics. The competition finishes in April with a competition launch in Huntsville, AL.

More information on the competition can be found in the NASA Student Launch Handbook: https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-student-launch/

Thank you for your consideration! A gift of any amount makes an impact and your support will help us procure and build the vehicle and payload, as well as travel to Huntsville, AL for the competition in April. 

All donations to this project benefit the Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Practicum fund.