The Buckeye Space Launch Initiative

The Buckeye Space Launch Initiative The Buckeye Space Launch Initiative is a collaboration of ambitious undergraduate students developing the skills to compete in the new age of rocketry.

What a way to end the project cycle! 🚀🚀The NASA Student Launch Initiative team traveled to Huntsville, Alabama, to compe...
05/12/2026

What a way to end the project cycle! 🚀🚀

The NASA Student Launch Initiative team traveled to Huntsville, Alabama, to compete in the annual NASA Undergraduate Student Launch Initiative competition. Phoenix’s final flight was a success, with successful deployment of all recovery hardware and clean ejection of the nose cone for payload ex*****on.

Over the past eight months, more than 40 undergraduate students came together to design, build, and test this rocket, and seeing it perform so well in Huntsville was incredibly rewarding. The success of this launch reflects the dedication, teamwork, and countless hours our team invested throughout the year.

Shoutout to the IREC R&D team 🚀 After a successful subscale two-stage flight, they just completed their Preliminary Desi...
04/30/2026

Shoutout to the IREC R&D team 🚀 After a successful subscale two-stage flight, they just completed their Preliminary Design Review, marking a full year of work toward a 45k two-stage rocket for future IREC competitions. Excited to see where IREC goes next!

The International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) team recently had their first launch of the season and it is one...
04/22/2026

The International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) team recently had their first launch of the season and it is one to remember! 🚀

We achieved our first successful in-flight deployment of airbrakes, a huge step toward higher altitude, higher speed, and more precise flights. We also tested a new separation approach, splitting the rocket into two equal sections instead of separating at the nosecone. This was a huge success and a big win for the Recovery team!

We also flew a new and improved primary flight computer, redesigned into a single modular PCB. Overall, this was one of the most technologically advanced rockets BSLI has flown. Huge shoutout to the entire team for the time, effort, and dedication. The work truly shows 🎉

03/11/2026

After two tireless days of setup and testing, we are thrilled to share that BSLI has successfully hot fired our FAR-OUT competition engine, Valkyrie! 🚀

We reached 70 lbf of thrust during the test. While our design target is 500 lbf, we ran low on nitrous oxide, which is actually why you can see a jet of vaporized ethanol appearing well after engine shutdown in the footage.

But here’s what matters: the test was a success where it counted. We proved the functionality of our 3D printed aluminum engine with spiral regenerative cooling channels, and look forward to full thrust hotfire at the beginning of April!

Kudos to the Liquid Rocket Systems Team! 🎉

03/01/2026

The BSLI Liquid Rocket Systems team successfully performed a dry spin test of their kerosene electric pump today, reaching 30,000 rpm.

The pump will power their GR-COP42 regeneratively cooled rocket engine Prometheus to produce 2,500 lbf of thrust next month!

Wrapping up Engineers Week with our BSLI Executive Board! 🔧This is the team working behind the scenes to keep everything...
02/28/2026

Wrapping up Engineers Week with our BSLI Executive Board! 🔧

This is the team working behind the scenes to keep everything running. We appreciate everything you do to make BSLI possible! 🚀

This is the Liquid Rocket Systems team, a group truly pushing the boundaries of what student teams can accomplish. They ...
02/28/2026

This is the Liquid Rocket Systems team, a group truly pushing the boundaries of what student teams can accomplish. They are preparing to compete in their first competition this year with a liquid-propellant rocket!

Shoutout to these amazing leads for their hard work and dedication in making it happen 🚀

It is National Engineers Week! 🎉We are excited to celebrate the incredible leadership teams that help make BSLI what it ...
02/28/2026

It is National Engineers Week! 🎉

We are excited to celebrate the incredible leadership teams that help make BSLI what it is. Kicking things off with the NASA Student Launch Initiative team, group of dedicated, hardworking, and genuinely supportive people doing amazing work to design, build, and launch their rocket.

Shoutout to this awesome group for everything they do! And don’t miss their launch this Saturday 🚀

Today we want to highlight our International Rocket Engineering Competition team. They are getting ready to participate ...
02/28/2026

Today we want to highlight our International Rocket Engineering Competition team. They are getting ready to participate in the 30,000 ft category at the world’s largest university rocket engineering competition 🚀

We appreciate the hard work, innovation, and leadership they bring to BSLI. Shoutout to the IREC team, and Happy Engineers Week! 🛠️

It is National Engineers Week! ⚙️We are excited to celebrate the incredible teams that help make BSLI what it is. Kickin...
02/25/2026

It is National Engineers Week! ⚙️

We are excited to celebrate the incredible teams that help make BSLI what it is. Kicking things off with the NASA Student Launch Initiative team, a group of dedicated, hardworking, and genuinely supportive people doing amazing work to design, build, and launch their rocket.

Shoutout to their awesome leads for everything they do! Anddd don’t miss their launch this Saturday 🚀

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