Taft Rocketry Team 

Founded in 2025, the Taft Rokcetry team is composed of 40 students from diverse backgrounds and is the first of its kind. Being the first rocketry team in our school and local area has been difficult, but our passion has driven us to design and build rockets for various competitions. All members of the team are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of rockets in high school.

Our most recent project, "HA818I", is expected to reach 0.6 of a mach and reach an altitude of 1,450 meters. This rocket will be competing at FARS for an altitude and speed challenge. Despite the limited tools and being in high school, we are expected to finish by mid-November. Looking beyond, the team is eager to succeed in future competitions and inspire other students to pursue aerospace engineering. 

Our most recent rocket has advanced avionics, all composed on a single six-layer PCB. The entire avionics is based on two microcontrollers (Teensy 4.1 and ESP32 S3), with one handling sensor data, while the other sends out the data to our ground station via LoRa. We have multiple sensors on board to measure rotation, speed, altitude, heading, location, etc. Additionally, have included four pryo channels and four sero channels for flexibility and multiple use scenarios. Furthermore, our rocket uses a custom 38mm x 277mm motor that can produce 385N of thrust. This motor uses a nozzle made out of 304 steel, a casing made out of 6061, and a forward made out of 6061. The motor can hold up to 4 grains, each being 2.25 inches long with a 1/2 inch bore. 

The team would benefit from the support of PCBWay. As a high school team, our funding is limited and close to zero, meaning students within the club have to pay out of pocket. We also face challenges in sourcing and manufacturing parts as local companies provide expensive quotes. With PCBWay's capabilities, we would expand our skills and knowledge for all projects moving forward.

• Aerospace
• 38mm Motor
• Motor
• Rockets