Propulsion Department

OUR PURPOSE

The propulsion department oversees the manufacturing of rocket engines, this includes a meticulous design of the nozzle and combustion geometry as well as a proper casting of the propellant. Therefore, it has been vital to develop a software that allows for proper optimization of the nozzle geometry and the various parameters of the engine. Moreover, the development of new ignition systems has been crucial. Finally, a rocket engine test bench has been built in order to measure the thrust of our self-made rocket engines.

THE TEAM

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Sara Santos

Team Leader Solid Propellant
Aerospace Engineering UPM
Ignacio Serrano

Ignacio Serrano

Treasury and solid boosters qualification
Aerospace Engineering UPM
Ingeniero aeroespacial, miembro departamento de propulsión, vicepresidente del LEEM

Antoni Manel Barredo

Collaborator
Masters in Aerospace Touluse
Javier Valor

Javier Valor

Hybrid Propellant
Aerospace Engineering UPM
Propulsion member

Leticia Sánchez-Prieto

Ignition and combustion
Aerospace Engineering UPM
Nick

Nicolás de Jong

Collaborator
Masters in Aerospace Delft
Germán Pérez

Germán Pérez

Vice-President and Propulsion expert
Aerospace Engineering UPM
Alejandro Gajate del Río

Alejandro Gajate Del Río

Solid boosters
Aerospace Engineering UPM
Miembro equipo RyD y propulsión

Rodrigo Martín-Cuevas

Ignition systems & Solid boosters
Aerospace Engineering UPM