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COLLEGE ROCKET
SHOWCASE

THE NATIONAL STAGE FOR COLLEGE ROCKETRY

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Meet the teams pushing collegiate rocketry forward. Explore their launches, compare engine tests, and give your next milestone a place in the record.

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01 Liquid propulsion02 Solid propulsion03 Hybrid propulsion

THE RECORD BOOK

Every test builds
the bigger story.

Explore the launch and static-fire results in the CRS archive. Leaderboards are updated as submissions are reviewed; inclusion is not an independent verification badge.

College Rocket Showcase: The National Stage for College Rocket Clubs

College Rocket Showcase

Leaderboard

Leaderboards will be updated as submissions are reviewed

Highest Altitude Flown – Liquids

ClubYearRocket nameMax Altitude (feet AGL) Rocket Body Diameter (inches) Total Rocket Height (inches) Propellant
Georgia Tech – YJSP2026VESPULA56,590
ERAU Prescott – RDL2023Deneb47,732
Georgia Tech – YJSP2026Felicette47,366N2O-IPA
UCLA Rocket Project202524,100Ethanol/LOX
UCLA Rocket Project2023Phoenix22,500Ethanol/LOX
UCLA Rocket Project2021Ambition19,000Ethanol/LOX
UC Berkeley – SEB2024Eureka-216,134
UCLA Rocket Project2019Tranquility14,6007178Ethanol/LOX
SDSU Rocket Project2020Lady Elizabeth13,205Methane/LOX
Boston U – BURPG202513,000
SDSU Rocket Project2015Galactic Aztec13,000
UC Berkeley – SEB2022Eureka-111,0247.7232Propane/LOX
SDSU Rocket Project2010Swiss Miss10,100
UMICH – MASA2023Clementine8,00010.5250
SDSU Rocket Project2013Swiss Miss II7,000
UC Berkeley – STAR2024Alula6,128
LB State – Beach Launch2019Beach-16,000168Methane/LOX
SDSU Rocket Project2008Monty’s Revenge5,000
U of Michigan – MASA2018Laika4,000130
SDSU Rocket Project2004Delta Phoenix300
SDSU Rocket Project2004Phoenix II100

Highest Altitude Flown – Solids

*COTS Motors are not listed
ClubDateRocket nameMax Altitude (feet AGL)Rocket Body Diameter (inches)Total Rocket Height (inches)Propellant
USC RPL2024Aftershock II470,400 *Above Von Karman Line156APCP
USC RPL2019Traveler IV339,800 *Above Von Karman LineAPCP
USC RPL2017Fathom II144,0006APCP
USC RPL2012Sixyback63,0006APCP
USC RPL2025Malibu46,3506APCP
USC RPL2022Jawbone41,300APCP
USC RPL2020CTRL+V40,420APCP
U of Minnesota – Duluth2019The Murdelator31,435
West Virginia University Experimental Rocketry202531,241
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities202531,190
USC RPL2020Poise31,090APCP
University of Minnesota, Duluth202430,848
Oregon State University202230,578
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute202430,569
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities202329,447
West Virginia University202228,997
University of Texas at San Antonio202428,006
UCSD – Triton Rocket Club2016Astraeus27,9456APCP
U of Minnesota Rocket Team2019Thunderstroick VII: The Stroick Awakens27,720
U of Minnesota Duluth202226,937
U of Minnesota Duluth202526,580
Rice University202426,280
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities202425,437
U of Illinois – Chicago AIAA2018TBR24,594
The Ohio State University202223,796
UCONN AIAA201960s Tech23,702
U of Akron202322,600
U of Minnesota – Duluth2018The North Star20,715
U of Texas at San Antonio202519,842
West Virginia University202416,199
SEDS UCF2018Incussus^213,700
The George Wasington University Rocket Team2018SRAD Chad13,508
Clark College202412,250
SDSU Rocket Project2016Icarus I12,247
The George Wasington University Rocket Team202212,150
Kent State University202511,341
Purdue University202511,182
WVU Experimental Rocketry2019Almost Heaven III10,762
Military Technical College2018Military Technical College10,672
UTM Rocket Team2019Skyhawk Screamer10,646
University of Maryland, College Park202310,473
Texas Tech University202510,313
WVU Experimental Rocketry Team2018Wild & Wonderful II10,262
University at Buffalo202410,218
GW Rocket Team2019Stable George10,156
Cornell University202310,115
Buckeye Space Launch Initiative2018Io10,109
Kent State University202410,090
River City Rocketry2019Justify10,081
University of Missouri, Columbia202310,058
Purdue University202410,058
University of Maryland, College Park20249,793
University of Pittsburgh20249,783
University of Sao Paulo20249,659
Kent State University20229,627
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott20249,623
Saint Louis University20259,597
George Washington University20249,419
University of California, Irvine20259,215
State University of New York at Buffalo20229,135
Saint Louis University Rocket Propulsion Laboratory2018Wayfinder9,041
Cornell University20248,907
SUNY University at Buffalo20238,790
Southern Utah University RocketBirds20198,647
U of Buffalo SEDS20198,406
Iowa State University of Science and Technology20228,252
Missouri S&T Rocket Design Team2019Nova8,246
Kent State University20238,015
Southern Utah University RocketBirds20187,602
Duke University20257,490
George Washington University20237,058
West Virginia University20236,487
University of Pittsburgh20255,387
Kansas State Final Frontier Aerospace Systems and Technology2018Space Boat One4,434
Iowa State University of Science and Technology20234,117
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities20224,091
The University of Akron Akronauts2019Astraea2,796
Oregon State University20242,500
U Illinois Chicago AIAA20192,126
High Point University High Power Rocketry Team2019Lucid Nonsense1,486
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology20221,222
Duke University20241,010

Highest Altitude Flown – Hybrids

ClubDateRocket nameMax Altitude (feet AGL)Rocket Body Diameter (inches)Total Rocket Height (inches)Propellant
U of Michigan – MASA2017Tortas 830,0006.5165.8Paraffin/N20
U of Tennessee, Knoxville202228,878
Rice University202426,280
Rice University202525,163
UW Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP)201916,766
Purdue PSP – Hybrids2024Nostromo16,000HTPB/N20
UMich – MASA2016The Great Emancipator13,800
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2018​Daedalus8,777HTPB/N20
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2022Lazarus7,947HTPB/N20
U Washington – SARP20184,766
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2019​Theseus523HTPB/N20

Highest Thrust Measured – Liquids

ClubYearRocket nameMax Thrust (lbf)Burn Duration (sec)Total Impulse (lbf*s)Propellant
U of Michigan – MASA2025Phoenix – Limelight3,0002262,708LOX/RP-1
U of Michigan – MASA2020PT-1632,650
UC Berkely – SEB2025Heavybulb2,5002.25
Boston U – BURPG2017Iron Lotus2,500IPA/N20
ERAU Prescott – RDL2024D2EB1,700
SDSU Rocket ProjectAnathema1,000
Purdue PSP – Liquids2021Boomie Zoomie B975109300
UCLA Rocket Project2021Hot Fire Day 2021900109200
LB State – Beach Launch2018Beach-1 Engine5558
TAMU Rocket Engine Design (RED) Team2024Elysium3003.01,050Ethanol/N20

Highest Thrust Measured – Solids

*COTS Motors are not listed
ClubDateRocket nameMax Thrust (lbf)Burn Duration (sec)Total Impulse (lbf*s)Propellant
USC RPL2018Graveler II4,8641442,000APCP
USC RPL2023Shockwave4,22016.351,529APCP
UCSD – Triton Rocket Club2016
Qual Motor for Astraeus2,5247.717,881APCP

Highest Thrust Measured – Hybrids

ClubYearRocket nameMax Thrust (lbf)Burn Duration (sec)Total Impulse (lbf*s)Propellant
Boston U – BURPGMk.IV2,6101231,320HTPB/N20
Purdue PSP – Hybrids2026Spectre16109 (1.4s above 1,200 lbf)3,924ABS/N20
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2022NP-850 Vulcan1,300HTPB/N20
U of Michigan – MASA2017Gamma Centari94597,194Paraffin/N20
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2024NO-750 Hyperion750HTPB/N20
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2018NP-915 Nova I6753,450HTPB/N20
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2018NP-915 Icarus II5603,550HTPB/N20
UCLA Rocket Project2021Hot Fire Day 202154051,400
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2014LN-350 Alpha3502,598HTPB/N20
TAMU Sounding Rocketry Team2017LN-350 Helios3502,281HTPB/N20

THE TOP FIVE

Student-built. Record-setting.

Five leading results in each category from the CRS archive. Launches ranked by altitude; static fires by peak thrust.

From the record book

Explore all 139 records ↗

Launch / Liquid

VESPULA

Georgia Tech - YJSP

56,590 ft AGL

2026

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News from the teams

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James Madison — recovery engineering and team lessons

Published August 27, 2026; event: 2025–26 NASA Student Launch season.

JMU reports Sirius I finished ninth overall and earned AIAA's reusable-launch-vehicle award. Its retrospective discusses a triple-deployment recovery system and lessons in teamwork and systems integration. This is an August retrospective, not an August launch.

Cedarville — Midwest podium and a second experimental vehicle

Published July 21, 2026; competition May 16–17, 2026.

Cedarville reports third overall at the Midwest high-power competition, first in design presentation and second in technical reporting. The university also describes a separately launched experimental vehicle with apogee control.

Lehigh — robotic payload recognition

Published July 16, 2026; event June 2026.

LURA's first IREC appearance brought recognition for LAIKA, the robotic-dog payload aboard Talon. The university reports an SDL honorable mention for technical relevance.

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01 / GET LISTED

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02 / FLIGHT RESULTS

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03 / ENGINE TESTS

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