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SOAR's Story

Reaching for the Stars

2015

SOAR WAS FOUNDED

The Student Organization for Aerospace Research (SOAR) was begun alongside Dr. Johansen's Aero-Core Lab focused on developing experimental rockets.

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2016

FIRST 10K COTS LAUNCHED

To get the ball rolling, a 10,000 ft - predicted apogee solid COTS rocket was developed with wooden bulkheads and blue tube.

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 Osprey I, Feb 2022 

Executive Team

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Ben Hewitt

Rockets Captain

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Gurnoor Gill

VP Electrical Engineering

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Godwin Saure

VP Finance

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Vishnu Dhanda

VP Research and Development

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Anlon Chen

VP Mechanical Engineering

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Christopher Chan

VP Software

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James Drake

VP Mechanical Engineering

Leadership Team

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Mia Mrljic

Propulsion Lead

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Rei Sako

Manufacturing Lead

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Metro Anderson

Avionics Hardware Lead

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Lukas Kobler

Propulsions Lead

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Andrew Cyprian Gonsalves

Airframe Lead

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Shivam Desai

Avionics Software Lead

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Mitch Fodor

Propulsion Lead

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Aiden Ballard

Payload Lead

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Jesse Gerbrandt

Avionics Software Lead

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