The NASA University Student Launch Initiative, or USLI, is a competition that challenges university-level students to design, build and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The project engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers. Students propose to participate in USLI during the fall. Once selected, teams design their rocket and payload throughout the school year. USLI requires a NASA review of the teams' preliminary and critical designs. The project also requires flight readiness and safety reviews before the rockets and payloads are approved for launch. After launch, teams complete a final report to include conclusions from their science experiment and the overall flight performance. The Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, and Flight Readiness Review are conducted by panels of scientists and engineers from NASA and from NASA contactors and external partners. Â (from USLI Web site).
This year's team:
Tyran D. Singleton II
Team Lead
Aerospace Engineering
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Jihad Kinsey
Structures Group Lead
Mechanical/Aerospace EngineeringÂ
Junior
Jamal Wilson
Payload Group Lead
Aerospace Engineering
Junior
John C. Powell
Equipment Facilities Lead
Mechanical Engineering
Junior
Jessica Dedeaux
Safety Officer
Aerospace Engineering
Sophomore
Nick Griffen
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Aerospace Engineering
Sophomore
Justin Smith
Educational Engagement Co-Lead
Aerospace Engineering
Sophomore
Erin Johnson
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Andrew White
Team Member
Aerospace Engineering
Junior
Uthman Idres Clark
Team Member
Aerospace Engineering
Sophomore
Amira Collier Â
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Aerospace Engineering
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Bruce Heath
Senior Instructor
Aerospace Engineering
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Sharan Asundi
Faculty Advisor
Aerospace Engineering
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