OTRA

We are OT Rocketry and Aerospace.

Parsecs ahead of the competition!™

Inspired by Star Trek and caffeine, our mission is to expand research and project opportunities at Oregon Tech in the field of aerospace. We’re passionate about rocketry and are determined to see humanity push the limits of space.

We are currently working on creating a student designed-and-built rocket to enter the ESRA Spaceport America Cup. There are eight senior project students working alongside determined lower classmen and women. We’ve been working hard since September 2016, and are bringing you hot fire soon.

Meetings Spring 2018

Weekly Club Meetings:

3pm Fri. – OW 141

Weekly Sub Team Meetings

Test Stand Team : 5:00pm Wed. – OW 141

Flight Rocket Team : 10:30am Sat. Machine Shop

Liquid Engine Team: 3:00pm Mon. – CO 101

Engine: Gizzard V1

General Specifications:

Butanol & Liquid Oxygen
Combustion Pressure : 1380 kPa
Combustion Temperature: 3000 °C
Thrust 2.22 kN
Specific Impulse (sea level) : 255 s
Burn Time Capability: 20 Seconds
Regenerative & Film Cooling Approach

This project is currently active, and being pursued rigorously by four senior project students. The specifications for this engine are suitable for competing in the Spaceport America Cup.

Hot fire is scheduled for Spring 2018.

Test Stand: Talon

The Talon: 300-1000 lb Trailer-Mounted Test Stand
General Specifications:

Mobile test stand for 300 to 1000 lb thrust rockets
Suitable for rocket engines of any fuel type
Up to 600 psi fuel and oxidizer pressure
Records thrust, pressure, temperature, and video
Horizontal test orientation
Built-in fire suppression system
Built-in sound dampening baffles

The test stand team consists of seven students, five of whom are working on the project for their senior capstone.

The basic stand is expected to be finished Winter 2018 for initial testing and the entire trailer should be finished for Spring 2018 hot fires of the Gizzard-1 engine.

Flight Rocket: Pueo

Our first flight rocket, Pueo, is being designed for competition in Spaceport America Cup.

General Specifications:

9G loading capability
On board avionics and flight computer capable of transmitting data and independently correcting basic flight anomalies
Electro-mechanical recovery system
Payload bay capable of 4kg