Maverick: BYU Rocket Flies High at International Rocket Competition

What does it take to compete in the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering competition?
Follow along to see how the Brigham Young University High-Power Rocketry Team overcame difficulties, delays, and disappointments to ultimately have a successful launch of their rocket, Maverick, at the 2022 Spaceport America Cup. Maverick was built with an Aerotech M2400 motor and a machine-learning module to prevent water from sloshing within the rocket’s payload. The rocket reached a height of 10,432 feet, earning the BYU team a rank of 11th out of 46 teams in their category at the 2022 Spaceport competition. The team also received 2nd place for the Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics and 2nd place for the Sportsmanship Award.
The BYU rocketry team returned to take 1st in the 2023 Spaceport America Cup with their rocket, Solitude. They also received 1st place for Modeling and Simulation. Check out this press release to learn more about their 2023 win: news.byu.edu/intellect/seriou..."
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[@ryangarrison7088]

Amazing!! BYU Rocketry was singularly important for my career, as it led to multiple internships and eventually a full-time role as a Propulsion Engineer at SpaceX. Thank you BYU Engineering for supporting the students still involved now 5 years later!

[@adamedunford]

I am so proud to have worked with you guys. You made the dream come true by winning the 2023 Spaceport America Cup! You're making history. BYU Rocketry is only just beginning 🙌🙌🙌

[@alexthompson96]

I love that BYU is allowing experiential learning outside of the walls of the classroom. That was crucial to us starting Amano.

[@drsatyendrapgupta5212]

Well done BYU students . I just saw a video of Rocket soaring high in the sky. It looks like a new development in BYU. I am a masters (1969) and doctoral ( 1972 ) degree holder in Civil Engineering from BYU. In my UG class at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India there was a Rocketry Dept and used to teach masters students. After many years they started Rocket launching program too and now they have achieved a lot. May be these two institutes can have collaboration . Best wishes to BYU my alma mater. Prof. Dr Satyendra P Gupta

[@anyajeppson7818]

This is such an awesome video! Kudos to the team that put this together! BYU Rocketry is the best 🚀

[@meaganbrown5931]

Awesome video, well done BYU Rocketry!👏

[@RylieFales]

Go BYU engineering!! Clubs are awesome 😎🎉🎉

[@averihunsaker8694]

BYU Engineering did it again🎉

[@lauracoffman4142]

Go BYU Rocketry! 😃😃😃

[@mabelwheeler3716]

Way to go BYU!!

[@andreatuley]

Amazing !

[@frankosystems4161]

Absolutely incredible.

[@Megan_101]

Life is better with paraphrased fortune cookies.

[@deniseviana6478]

Congratulations, you guys!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Go BYU!

[@bradhUtah]

Loved this. Go Cougars!

[@averihunsaker8694]

Wow. Mind blown

[@tld8102]

This is great. Amazing production quality… wait hang on. Did it rain this year? i swear this video isn’t the 2023 competition. it was so hot, dusty and windy.

[@heber_stanton]

Heck yeah

[@mojaverockets]

Great video and flight. You caught me eating a banana out at 'Charlie 6'...
Will be looking for BYU to do a space shot someday at the FAR facility.

[@esrarocket]

Great video from 2022 Cup!

[@ASTRABremen]

Fantastic work guys! And a really well made video.

[@wdwhitmer]

Talk to me Goose 🚀

[@designedbydempsey]

No way! I'm a background character in this video!

[@designedbydempsey]

Great work!!

[@sigga3876]

Bravo, nicely done!

[@8TomBishop8]

Well done!

[@1billthekid]

Just awesome!

[@user-qx8jq3rz3m]

Insh'allah
We will meet next year

[@tobydrury9122]

" Yeah that's what I was thinking " inexcusable mate.

[@BrianKelsay]

Great job guys. Improvise, adapt, overcome.

[@irwanmochammad1174]

I like competition..go rocket...👍👍😅😅🙏🙏

[@jeremiahthompson82]

Awesome

[@messedupfmj]

Nicely done gents, but lets get real for a moment. Who packed that U-Haul and why do they hate organization?

[@martinsmith8337]

Congratulations! But why wasn't the rocket called "Cosmos"?

[@ryangarrison7088]

I believe they named the rocket Cosmo a year or two before!

[@JamesRensenhouse]

@3:26 y'all had a pre eject accident, and not all your people were wearing eye protection at the time. That's a hard fail.

[@edwardmarkaryan8312]

Do Mormon Utah women count as their own ethnic group? Serious question.