PROJECT AQUILA IREC 2024-2025
Aquila was my first project as captain of Metrocketry, and one of the most ambitious in our team’s 20+ year history. Designed as a two-stage rocket targeting an apogee of 30,000 feet, Aquila is only the second vehicle of its kind ever developed by the team. While the first stage performed nominally, the second stage failed to ignite during flight. Despite this, the mission provided valuable data on staging dynamics, avionics communication, and structural performance. As an experimental platform, Aquila is a stepping stone, and we’re already working on improvements for next year’s iteration.
PROJECT DEIMOS IREC 2023-2024
Though the project uncovered several engineering obstacles, it became one of the most valuable learning experiences for our members. From real time diagnostics to ground testing and ignition sequencing, Deimos transformed how we approach high-power rocket development. It laid the technical and cultural foundation for future success in two-stage flight and showed us what it truly takes to push boundaries in experimental rocketry.
Deimos was a historic leap forward for Metrocketry — the first-ever two-stage rocket. With a design goal of reaching 30,000 feet, Deimos introduced advanced staging mechanics, inter-stage communication systems, and structural challenges never before tackled by our team.
PROJECT PHOBOS IREC 2022-2023
This is where it all began. Phobos was my first project with MetRocketry — a single-stage rocket designed to reach an apogee of 10,000 feet.
The rocket was successfully launched and recovered, and it was a defining moment in my journey. It was the first time I experienced the full engineering lifecycle — from concept to launch. Seeing something we built take flight ignited a passion in me to work harder, learn deeper, and commit fully to engineering excellence and proper design practices.