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Club History

WVU Experimental Rocketry was form back in 2013 by a group of students dedicated to pursuing their passions of amateur high-power rocketry through connecting it with their academics here at WVU. Since the club's origin, WVU Experimental Rocketry has grown its base beyond high-power rocketry to create sounding rockets, scientific payloads participate in outreach initiatives, and help students grow their interest in high-power rocketry. The club is based on students-teaching-students mindset where previous member knowledge is passed down year to year as WVUER is student led and organized. 

Awards

  • 1st Place 30,000ft Student Researched And Designed Category- 5th Annual Spaceport America Cup (2022)
  • 2nd Place SDL Payload Challenge- 5th Annual Spaceport America Cup (2022)
  • 2nd Place 10,000ft Student Researched And Designed Category- 3rd Annual Spaceport America Cup (2019)
  • Honorable Mention SDL Payload Challenge- 3rd Annual Spaceport America Cup (2019)
  • 2nd Place 10,000ft Student Researched And Designed Category- 2nd Annual Spaceport America Cup (2018)
  • 1st Place 10,000ft Student Researched And Designed Category- 1st Annual Spaceport America Cup (2017)
  • 9th Place Basic Category 11th Annual Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (2016) 


Previous Mission Patches

Triangular Mission Patch with gold border of a blue background with gold rocket flying above mountains entitled "West Virginia University Experimental Rocketry - Mountain Mama"WVUER 2018
WVUER 2017WVUER IREC 2016WVUER IREC 2015
2nd SACSAC 2017IREC 2016 2015 IREC


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