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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.

A picture of the soar team with an early rocket prototype.
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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.

 Osprey I, Feb 2022 

Osprey mark 1 seconds after launch

Executive Team

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Aiden Ballard

Rockets Captain

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Shivam Desai

VP Software

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Godwin Saure

VP Finance

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Vishnu Dhanda

VP Research and Development

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Andrew Cyprian Gonsalves

VP Mechanical Engineering

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Jayden Sorensen

VP Software

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Gurnoor Gill

VP Electrical Engineering

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Madison Van Herk

VP Project Management

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Jerry Wang

VP Manufacturing

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Christine Al-Rachid

VP Internal/External

Leadership Team

Mia Mrljic

Propulsion Lead

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Valentina Moreno

Airframe & Recovery Lead

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Ethan Subasic

Avionics Software Lead

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Lukas Kobler

Program Director

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Javy He

Payload Lead

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Jesse Gerbrandt

Avionics Software Lead

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Swaleh Zaidi

Business Lead

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Sean Heggerud

Avionics Hardware Lead

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Jaden Savoia

Avionics Hardware Lead

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