High-Impulse Division
Designing, building, and launching high-power rockets for national-level competitions including NASA Student Launch and Battle of the Rockets.
What Is High-Impulse?
The High-Impulse sector of TJ Rocketry focuses on Level 1-2 high-power rocketry, complex recovery systems, payload integration, and real-world aerospace engineering constraints. Students work in sub-teams to design rockets capable of reaching 3,000-5,000+ feet while meeting strict safety and mission requirements.
Our projects mirror professional aerospace workflows - from CAD and simulation to flight testing and post-launch data analysis.
Beyond vehicle design, the High-Impulse team emphasizes systems thinking, documentation, and iteration. Members conduct design reviews, failure analyses, and trade studies while working under competition deadlines and safety constraints. This process prepares students for collegiate research, industry-level engineering, and high-stakes technical collaboration.
Previously, TJ Rocketry has competed in NASA Student Launch and Battle of the Rockets, achieving top honors in both competitions.
Competitions
National-level challenges with real engineering constraints
NASA Student Launch
A year-long competition where teams design, build, and launch a reusable rocket carrying a scientific payload. Projects are evaluated through formal design reviews, safety documentation, and full-scale flight performance.
Battle of the Rockets
A high-power rocketry challenge emphasizing precision altitude targeting, robust recovery systems, and innovative vehicle design under strict mission constraints.
Technical Subsystems
Students specialize while operating as a unified flight team
Airframe
OpenRocket simulations, composites, structural analysis
Avionics
Altimeters, deployment logic, onboard sensors
Payload
Mission experiments, data collection, recovery
Outreach
Social media management, budget, funds
Who Should Join?
High-Impulse is for students interested in aerospace engineering, physics, hands-on manufacturing, and real responsibility. Expect long builds, technical documentation, and launch-day pressure.
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