{"id":55520,"date":"2023-11-17T13:36:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=55520"},"modified":"2023-11-26T21:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T02:43:08","slug":"rocket-mocs-preparing-for-nasa-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/rocket-mocs-preparing-for-nasa-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Mocs preparing for NASA competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Rocket Launch\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3RL-Df3NpnE?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Rocket launch video by Sam Blevins (Nov. 10, 2023)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Rocket Mocs team recently hosted a meet-and-greet for students to come and meet the team while they built their certification rockets. The Rocket Mocs are preparing for their upcoming competition hosted by NASA in April called the NASA United Student Launch Initiative (USLI) Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>This is the fifth consecutive year the Rocket Mocs have qualified for the national competition. This year, the team has to build a rocket that can reach an altitude of at least 4,000 feet\u2014but no higher than 6,000 feet\u2014for their competition launch. The rocket must fit NASA rules, which can be intense.<\/p>\n<p>Rett Stockman, a senior at UTC majoring in mechanical engineering, is the team leader for the USLI Rocket Mocs program.<\/p>\n<p>Stockman said the rockets are what appealed to him the most when asked what made him interested in the Rocket Mocs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experience on the team has been really good,\u201d Stockman shared. \u201cEveryone on the team has pulled their weight, so it\u2019s been a lot of everyone figuring out what section they\u2019re working on and pulling it all back together when it comes time to do a report. It\u2019s been really fun, and it\u2019s definitely built leadership skills in helping get everybody delegated and working together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stockman said the team initially felt concerned about the competition because it was a lot of new information and the first deadlines were rough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve come to understand what we\u2019re building a little bit better,\u201d he said, \u201cand that\u2019s a part of what we\u2019re doing today is building our first smaller rocket. Now that we\u2019ve understood it in a bit better detail, we\u2019re feeling really good about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/tag\/rocket-mocs\/\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><strong> to learn more about the history of the Rocket Mocs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Although the Rocket Mocs have until April to prepare for their competition launch, the clock is ticking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working really good together and it\u2019s going to take everyone to get it done on time,\u201d Stockman said. \u201cWe\u2019ve only got eight people on the team currently and we\u2019ve pulled a lot of underclassmen in, so I think with their help we\u2019ll be able to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rocket Mocs are one of 49 collegiate teams selected nationwide and have proven their spot in the yearly competition.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Trevor Elliott, UC Foundation associate professor of mechanical engineering and the Rocket Mocs\u2019 faculty advisor, explained the Rocket Mocs meet-and-greet was set up for several reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Rocket Mocs organization is a very engaging group. They really do love getting anyone involved in STEM work and even those already in STEM further engaged to keep their enthusiasm going,\u201d Elliott said. \u201cThey set the event in a public space to get their name out in the public to help recruit and improve their chances of success with the first initiative of engagement and involvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To further this engagement, the Rocket Mocs organization opened the rocket-building event to the campus community\u2014with six underclassmen from three different majors participating. The team\u2019s senior members used the occasion to complete certifications in high-powered rocketry as an essential step for their capstone project.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott said the club engaged with 40 campus community members during the event, which took place in the breezeway of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.<\/p>\n<p>The idea for the Rocket Mocs first came into existence when four UTC students came to Elliott\u2019s office in 2016 to see if he would support a rocketry project as their senior design project since his research involves full-scale rockets. That team went on to enter its first national rocketry competition. The following year, the Rocket Mocs finished third in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next team brought the College of Engineering its first national title, taking first place in the (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space University Student Rocket Competition) in 2018,\u201d Elliott said. \u201cIn 2020, the Rocket Mocs achieved the college\u2019s first international title by breaking the world altitude record for the complex, multistage I impulse class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey still hold that record to this day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s nine-month-long challenge will culminate with on-site events April 10-14, 2024, at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama, located just north of NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.<\/p>\n<p>In last year\u2019s competition, the Rocket Mocs placed second in the payload performance subcategory in the NASA competition.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn More<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/engineering-and-computer-science\">UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/tag\/rocket-mocs\/\">Rocket Mocs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Rocket Mocs meet-and-greet photo gallery by Angela Foster<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_55529\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"773\" data-attachment-id=\"55529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/rocket-mocs-preparing-for-nasa-competition\/rocket-mocs-23-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,773\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tenn&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Rocket Mocs Meet and Greet, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 at the ECS building.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678445427&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rocket Mocs-23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rocket Mocs-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rocket Mocs Meet and Greet, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 at the ECS building.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755-1024x618.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-55529 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755.jpg\" alt=\"Rocket Mocs members Joshua Tang and Rett Stockman at the team's Oct. 27 meet-and-greet in the Engineering and Computer Science breezeway.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755-800x483.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755-580x350.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755-610x368.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755-1536x927.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9755-2048x1236.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocket Mocs members Joshua Tang and Rett Stockman at the team&#8217;s Oct. 27 meet-and-greet in the Engineering and Computer Science breezeway.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/rocket-mocs-preparing-for-nasa-competition\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 406px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"406\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 608px; height: 406px;\" data-original-width=\"608\" data-original-height=\"406\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/rocket-mocs-preparing-for-nasa-competition\/rocket-mocs-23-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"604\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"402\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"55535\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tenn&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Rocket Mocs Meet and Greet, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 at the ECS building.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678445113&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rocket Mocs-23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rocket Mocs-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-610x406.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/11\/Rocket-Mocs-23-9717-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"604\" data-original-height=\"402\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Rocket Mocs-23\" alt=\"Rocket Mocs-23\" style=\"width: 604px; 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