Competitors – AURC

Get to Know Our Teams – RMIT HIVE

AYAA Administrator — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:34:00 +0000

For this edition of ‘AURC – Get to Know Our Teams’, we got talking to winners of the 30,000ft category in the inaugural AURC, the team from RMIT. RMIT HIVE was formed in mid-2018, as RMIT’s entry into the inaugural AURC, competing in the 30,0000ft category, with their rocket ‘Ad Astra’. This was their first […]

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Get to Know Our Teams – USYD Rocketry

AYAA Administrator — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 03:10:00 +0000

For our first issue of AURC – Get to Know Our Teams, we have been given a little insight into the folks from the University of Sydney’s USYD Rocketry Team! USYD Rocketry is no stranger to this competition, having competed in the inaugural AURC in 2018/2019 as well as placing 2nd in the 10,000ft category. […]

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Registration Opens for AURC 2020

AYAA Administrator — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 03:08:00 +0000

The Australian Universities Rocket Competition 2020 has now officially opened team registrations. The competition will again consist of two man categories; requiring student teams to design, build and launch a sounding rocket (and recover it successfully) to either 10,000ft or 30,000ft, carrying a 2kg+ scientific payload of cube-sat format. This year comes with new exciting […]

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Inaugural AURC Concludes

AYAA Administrator — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 03:04:00 +0000

The inaugural Australian Universities Rocket Competition (AURC) has concluded after 4 days of competition presenting, scrutineering, launching and recovering rockets. The Australian Youth Aerospace Association would like to thank the Thunda Down Under organisers for hosting the AURC at their rocket festival this year in outback Queensland. …and the awards go to… Overall Competition Winner: […]

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Team of the Week: UNSW

AYAA Administrator — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:51:00 +0000

This week on Team of the Week is AIAA UNSW Rocketry! For the upcoming competition, the team has been hard at work manufacturing their rocket ‘Ainsworth_203’, getting it flight ready for Thunda! The team has also been busy running weekly workshops for new members and engaging in industry through their Project Fairs! Have a look […]

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Team of the Week: UWAA

AYAA Administrator — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 02:45:00 +0000

Our Team of the Week this week hails from Western Australia. University of Western Australia Aerospace (UWAA) has been hard at work over the past few months, making great strides with their prototype vehicle, launching it to an impressive altitude of 2.86km! Check out their progress below, and get to know their team lead structural […]

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Technical Report Submissions Open

AYAA Administrator — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:39:00 +0000

Submissions for the Project Technical Report are now open! The report is due on March 18th and is worth big points and your efforts now could make all the difference in your team’s result. Originally posted March 7, 2019

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Team of the Week: UTS

AYAA Administrator — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:36:00 +0000

For our first Team of the Week feature, the AURC committee are excited to showcase UTS Rocketry. UTS Rocketry have been working hard on their rocket, Asteria, to participate in the 30,000 ft division at the the AURC in April. Alongside working on their Level 2 Certification, the team have also been busy designing and […]

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PTR Tasking Statement

AYAA Administrator — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 02:32:00 +0000

The first draft for the AURC Project Technical Report (PTR) tasking statement has been released to teams. This report is due on the 18th of March and is the culmination of all your work towards launching in April. The scoring of the PTR will significantly contribute towards the AURC. You can also find it on the competitor’s page where […]

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Preliminary Launch Event

AYAA Administrator — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 02:27:00 +0000

The AURC committee is excited to announce a Preliminary Launch Event for the upcoming Australia Day long weekend. This will provide teams with an opportunity to undertake test launches, as well as undertake any remaining certifications. Originally posted January 4, 2019

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