University of Michigan-Dearborn Rocket Team

Our pets love U of M! Thank you to our Airframe Lead Andrey Shturko for sharing this amazing picture of his dog! Remember to donate to support our team for Giving Blueday!

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UM-Dearborn Michigan Aeronautical Science Association (MASA) MASA-Dearborn is a rocketry team at the University of Michigan-Dearborn made up of students of all majors who work together to build an innovative high powered rocket. The group was founded in 2015 with the goal of being an avenue for students to learn about rocketry and apply their theoretical know...

Come join us at the alumni event today!

MASA-Dearborn returned home from our two-day journey last night to a surprise from our machine shop staff! You guys are the best!

Last night, MASA-Dearborn won the Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation at Spaceport America Cup! We are so proud of everyone who made this happen and we are looking forward to hearing the category finalist results in a later stream!

MASA-Dearborn had a successful launch and recovery today! Both the Booster and the Dart landed only half a mile away and within sight of each other. Our reefing system has been proven and no significant damage occurred!

MASA-D is headed to the launch pad!

MASA-Dearborn is all set up for the first day of launch!

Although competition wasn’t able to take place today due to flooding and low cloud ceilings, we had a nice day of rest and preparation for tomorrow. We even made some new friends who were stuck in the mud!

Poster session was a blast! Our team also completed a podium session for our flight computer which earned two on the spot awards!