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The purpose of the North Seattle College Rocketry Club is to

The purpose of the North Seattle College Rocketry Club is to

nurture interest in space sciences and engineering among the students at North Seattle College.
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The club has been in existence for about five years. NASA,

The club has been in existence for about five years. NASA,

a US government agency, gives grants to each of the 50 states in the US to set up a statewide outreach effort to keep students in elementary, middle and high schools, as well as colleges and universities, interested in becoming engineers and scientists.

Origin

In 2014, the Washington NASA Space Grant Program gave North Seattle College $10,000 to buy rocketry equipment and award scholarships.

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At first, there were not many club members – perhaps six

At first, there were not many club members – perhaps six

or seven. We’ve had as many as thirty members, but this year the club has only five members that are committed to working on the major projects.

Origin

This is the club from 2017. College president Warren Brown has always been a strong supporter of the club. Current IREC lead Matt Ehresman was a member of the club

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Origin The initial funding also provided for the creation of the

Origin

The initial funding also provided for the creation of the course

“Space and Space Travel” (Astronomy 102), which introduced students to solar system astronomy, rocketry and rocketry history, and celestial mechanics – and a great way to recruit students for the club!

The Astronomy 102 class built class rockets (like you are doing this week) to launch at the Washington Aerospace Club’s (WAC) site in Mansfield, Washington. That was part of the requirements for completing the course.

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Organization Alex Langenstein President Matt Ehresman IREC Lead Vice President Separation

Organization

Alex Langenstein
President

Matt Ehresman
IREC Lead
Vice President

Separation
and Payload
leader

Alex Langenstein
L1 Certification Lead

Airframe
leader

Command
and Control
leader

The club

has two major aims: helping students get their L1 certification, and launching the IREC rocket. The IREC project is so large that there are different section leaders, who (I hope) next year will become club leaders.
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The club holds weekly meetings on Friday afternoons for general club

The club holds weekly meetings on Friday afternoons for general club

announcements and decisions (such as which launches to attend). We meet in the rocketry shop, which is formerly a drama scene shop.

Activities

A club meeting from 2018. Here, club members are discussing what separation mechanism for the IREC rocket should be used.

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Activities The weekly club meeting includes a lecture, sometimes from an

Activities

The weekly club meeting includes a lecture, sometimes from an engineer

from a space company, but usually one of our club members.
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The club attends the Washington NASA Space Grant symposium with other

The club attends the Washington NASA Space Grant symposium with other

nearby college rocketry clubs to learn what other clubs are doing, and to share our experiences with launching various rockets.

Activities

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The club attends the monthly meeting of the local National Association

The club attends the monthly meeting of the local National Association

of Rocketry (NAR) chapter, the Washington Aerospace Club (WAC). The WAC offers NAR Level 1, 2 and 3 certification opportunities for our club.

Activities

Alice Enevoldsen is the South Seattle College Rocketry Club Advisor

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The club organizes tours of local space companies, like Blue Origin. Activities

The club organizes tours of local space companies, like Blue Origin.

Activities

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Activities The club’s president Alex Langenstein

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The club’s president Alex Langenstein

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And, of course, the club launches high-power rockets (HPR). We lost

And, of course, the club launches high-power rockets (HPR). We lost

access to our usual site in Mansfield, Washington, so we go to Pasco, Washington, which is about a 4.5 hour drive east from campus. The ceiling for flights there is approximately 1500 m, which is high enough for Level 1 and 2 NAR certifications.

Activities

Last month, three faculty members (physics, math and chemistry) earned their Level 1 certification at Pasco. It is important to engage many faculty for the health of a student club!

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Activities The club supplies Public Missiles Limited “Callisto” HPR kits, as

Activities

The club supplies Public Missiles Limited “Callisto” HPR kits, as well

as an Aerotech H128 motor, for all the Level 1 NAR certificants.
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Activities An L1 launch from our old site at Mansfield, Washington

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An L1 launch from our old site at Mansfield, Washington

The pay-off

for your hard work!
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Activities The Club also attends the International Rocket Engineering Competition annually

Activities

The Club also attends the International Rocket Engineering Competition annually in

mid-June, at Spaceport America near Las Cruces, New Mexico. It attracts many colleges and universities; this year, the organization that runs the competition had to cap the number of colleges and universities at 125.
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Activities Launch control is the only permanent building on site!

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Launch control is the only permanent building on site!

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Activities The launch rails are 0.5 km away

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The launch rails are 0.5 km away

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Finances NSC Rocketry Club North Seattle College Student Government Student clubs

Finances

NSC Rocketry Club

North Seattle College Student Government

Student clubs

Boeing/Blue Origin

The club budget

varies from year to year; last year, it was about $18000

$10000

$7000

$1000

The money paid for the scholarships ($10000), the IREC rocket ($5000) and the L1 projects ($3000).

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Finances NSC Rocketry Club North Seattle College Student Government Student clubs

Finances

NSC Rocketry Club

North Seattle College Student Government

Student clubs

Boeing/Blue Origin

Our budget this

year may be as low as $5000.

$10000

$7000

$1000

How will be pay for all the club projects? We are actively seeking other sources of funds, including GoFundMe.

This year, many sources of funding were cut back.

$3000?

$1000

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The club plans: • To compete at IREC, and accomplish a

The club plans:
• To compete at IREC, and accomplish a successful

payload deployment
• To begin the design of the 2021 IREC rocket this year
• To form stronger ties with other rocketry clubs at colleges and universities, and to other organizations such as WAC
• To include students who are not necessarily majoring in science or engineering – photography and business majors can build rockets, too!

The future