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E1RK — UCLA

3D Printed Rocket

FDM sounding rocket — OpenRocket design + SolidWorks CAD

Overview

Course Engr. 1, Intro. to Rocketry (E1RK)
Mentors Nicholas Veracruz (SpaceX, Relativity) · Caitlyn Hill (SpaceX)
Design SolidWorks · OpenRocket · Theodore von Kármán
Build FDM 3D Print
Material Polylactic Acid (PLA)
Color Grass Green
20.2 g

Fuselage weight

??? ft

Apogee

12 in

Height

Problem

Approach

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Build

First layer of 3D print on Bambu Lab P1S
First layer of 3D print on Bambu Lab P1S
3D printed rocket prototype
Printed rocket fins
3D printed nose cone

Analysis

Weighing rocket components for OpenRocket simulation input
Weights of components were plugged into OpenRocket simulations to streamline the design loop

Result

Reflection

E1RK team photo