Long-term goal
Higher-thrust, lightweight rockets
- International competitiveness and advancement of Korea’s aerospace technology
- A new vehicle each season, from first design review to launch, with the department’s research laboratories
- Founded in 2024 by four aerospace engineering undergraduates, 14 members in 2026
- Nine divisions: propulsion, aerodynamics, structures, avionics, control, recovery, integration, operations, support
2024
Founded
14
Team members
9
Divisions
2
IREC appearances (2025, 2026)
Flagship vehicle
HSR-2
- 3.4 m sounding rocket
- Four active canards, four cold-gas reaction control system (RCS) thrusters
- TRACER 4U CubeSat payload
- Built for IREC 2026, basis of the 2027 vehicle
Our rockets
Rockets by year
2025
HSR-1
First sounding rocket, flown at IREC 2025
- Length 2.68 m
- AeroTech M2400T
- Four canards, cold-gas RCS
2026
HSR-2
Second sounding rocket, cleared for flight at IREC 2026
- Length 3.444 m
- AeroTech N3300R
- Active canards, cold-gas RCS, 4U CubeSat
2027
2027 vehicle
In design for IREC 2027
- Based on HSR-2
- MPPI attitude stabilization with cold-gas RCS and canards
- Application submitted, October 2026
Engineering
Development areas
Propulsion
Solid rocket motors
Motor design, manufacturing, static-fire testing
Control
Cold-gas RCS
Four thrusters for roll control in flight
Aerostructures
Active canards
Four servo-driven canards for aerodynamic attitude control
Electronics
Avionics
Flight computers, sensors, telemetry, live video downlink
Payload
TRACER
4U CubeSat with control moment gyros and vision-based tracking
Recovery
Dual deployment
Drogue and main parachutes, verified in ground ejection tests
Propulsion
Solid rocket motor development
- Iterative motor design and manufacturing
- Static-fire tests on our own thrust stand
News
Recent activities
June 2026
IREC 2026, Midland, Texas
Second consecutive IREC, flight authorization for HSR-2 and the TRACER payload
May 2026
HSR-2 completed
Video flight readiness review passed, third progress report submitted, final assembly completed
March 2026
Start of the 2026 season
First seminar of the season on the sounding rocket and competition plan
December 2025
NURA 2025 finals
Pelican, built by first- and second-year members, in the finals of the national university rocket competition
Team
Members and advisors
Chosun University students, two faculty advisors, a Tripoli Level 3 mentor
Sponsorship
Sponsors and partners
2026 season
2025 season
Sponsorship
Sponsoring the 2027 season
- Use of funds: flight hardware, ground testing, competition travel
- Sponsor logos: rocket, team uniforms, technical documents
