The NASA University Student Launch Initiative is a competition that closely follows the NASA project life cycle from start to finish. The goal of each team that participates is to employ systems engineering principles to manufacture sub-scale and full-scale launch vehicles with functional payloads according to the requirements created by NASA. Additionally, participating teams are required to write multiple reports at critical milestones and present to NASA employees for a graded score.
As a member and eventual lead of the Structures and Manufacturing subsystem, I was responsible for designing, manufacturing, simulating, testing, and integrating all the structural components of the launch vehicle. This includes (but is not limited to) the fins, the airframe, and the nose cone. Additionally, I was the lead author and editor for the subsystem's reports and was responsible for organizing over 20 undergraduate engineers into a cohesive unit.
Throughout my time as a member of the Structures and Manufacturing, I was able to gain a solid foundation in CAD, FEA, flow simulations, and manufacturing processes.
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