SEDS UNLV

🚀 MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS // SUMMER 2026

Join us in celebrating several of our SEDS UNLV members and the incredible internship opportunities they’ll be pursuing this summer.

We are featuring Ty Huel and Xavier Miranda, who will both be joining NASA internships this summer; Dominic Prisneac who will be joining Blue Origin as a Fluid Systems & Propulsion Engineer; Dominik Toth who will be joining Anduril Industries as an Electro-Mechanical Engineer, Alexis Martinez and Kai Yeung who will be joining NV-Energy, and Alberto Rendon who will be joining Haas Automation!

These people have put in many hours from research to hands-on work in SEDS which helped them get these incredible opportunities! We’re so excited to see everything they’re going to accomplish this summer and proud to have them representing SEDS UNLV.

SEDS UNLV gives you the chance to gain real engineering experience working on projects that are 1:1 to the aerospace industry right here on campus! This is the kind of experience that landed these incredible people the opportunity for these internships. Click on the link in our bio to start your journey with us!

Our latest test launch at Jean on March 21st hit around 9,600ft, just shy of our 10k target, with apogee separation and successful drogue deployment! Both flight computers fired apogee charges successfully.

Main chute failed to deploy at 1,500 ft, with both charges failing to trigger main deployment. To some it may seem like a failure, but to us it’s an opportunity to refine and come back stronger than ever. Test launching allows us to w**d out issues like this so our competition launch goes smoothly!

“Our team was more organized and prepared than ever before… I’m very confident heading into IREC.” - Ty Huel [IREC PM]

So proud of everyone involved who put in the hours and hard work in order to make this possible!

📢📢 Reminder 📢📢

We will be holding our end of semester meeting in AEB 140 & 145, next Wednesday December 3rd at 5:00pm-7:00pm!! This will be a potluck and a very lax meeting so bring some food, bring some games, and grab some friends!

Furthermore the following positions will be opening up to run for:

- Vice President
- Secretary
- Public Relations Officer
- Workshop Lead

The form to apply will be released at this meeting, Wednesday and will be open until the week prior to our general meeting in the Spring Semester, as elections will happen during that meeting.

We hope to see everyone there!!

📢 SEDS UNLV Fall 2025 General Meeting 📢

Blast off into a new semester with SEDS UNLV! 🚀Join us on September 10th at 5:30 PM in the AEB Flexitorium to learn how you can take part in aerospace competitions, rocketry workshops, propulsion research, and more.

Whether you’re an engineering student or from any other major, there’s a place for you here! 🌌
Discover our latest projects, upcoming events, and hands-on opportunities to grow your skills, explore space, and make new connections. No experience required!

✨ Don’t miss your chance to get involved this semester!

📍 AEB Flexitorium
📆 September 10th | 5:30 PM

🎉✨MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS!🎉✨

Join us in celebrating our fellow SEDS UNLV members on their Summer Internships!

In this post we feature Jerome Ariola continuing his internship at JPL, Rabih Chaar working at Rocket Lab, Gavin Chung working at Impulse Space, Reza Bolourian Interning at NASA Langley Research Center, Kylee Brahma Interning at NASA's Ames Research Center, Phoebe Wu interning at JPL, Dominik Toth interning at Mako Advanced Materials, and Thayne Reid interning at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center!

We celebrate the hard work our members put in through research and work in SEDS that helped them get these amazing internship opportunities! Joining SEDS UNLV can also help your career journey by providing real world experience that applies directly to the aerospace industry to help get an internship. Click on the link in our bio to start your journey with us! 🚀

Congratulations to our Spark 2, Daedalus Torch Igniter REs Rabhi C, Gavin C, and Scott T on achieving 1st place in the Mechanical Engineering portion of Spring 2025 Senior Design!

The Torch Igniter project spands over a year of hard work from the team of three with help of our Engine System lead Reza B. Through hard work and dedication, drawing from their industry experience and Spark 1 experience the Torch Igniter impressed the judges, rewarding them with first place!

That’s a wrap on our End of Semester Spring General Meeting! Huge thanks to everyone who came out and made it such a fun and memorable way to end the semester. We’ve made some incredible memories and there’s so much more ahead. 🚀

We’re so proud of everything SEDS UNLV accomplished this school year and it wouldn’t have been possible without our amazing members and our outgoing officer board. Thank you for your leadership, dedication, and all the hard work you put into this club!

Now, get ready to meet our incoming officer board:

President ~ Dominic P.

Vice President ~ Kylee B.

Treasurer ~ Kai Y.

Secretary ~ Dylan C.

Public Relations ~ Ricardo M.

Passionate, driven, and ready to take SEDS UNLV to the next level. The future looks bright, and we can’t wait for what’s to come! 🔥

SEDS UNLV successfully launched and recovered Aramis on April 19, reaching an apogee of 9,708 ft. The rocket matched most of our pre-flight data, and our payload remained completely safe and intact. Our recovery system performed well, though we’re currently investigating a premature parachute deployment that occurred mid-flight. Despite this, the flight was a major success and showed how far our team has come in developing a reliable launch vehicle. 🚀

Leading up to launch, we faced several setbacks that delayed assembly and testing. We learned the importance of preparing for unexpected issues and having contingency plans in place. Even with the challenges, the team stayed focused and worked together to ensure a safe and successful mission. Now, we’re turning our attention to the International Rocket Engineering Competition in 📍 Midland, Texas this June 📆—ready to compete, grow, and represent UNLV on a global stage.