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AIAA Student Chapter at Fresno State

Building Rockets. Launching Dreams.

We are a student organization dedicated to promoting aerospace engineering and innovation.

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01 / PROJECTS

What we're working on right now.

Active • Competition

NASA Student Launch (2026-2027)

A 9-month long challenge that tasks student teams from across the U.S. to design, build, test, and launch a high-powered rocket carrying a scientific or engineering payload.

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Planning • Research

Propulsion

Building Mojave Sphinx, an open-source liquid bipropellant propulsion system.

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Active • Research

Airbrakes

A method of controlling the apogee of a rocket by increasing drag with deployable surfaces.

What we worked on in the past.

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NASA Student Launch (2025-2026)

The FS-2 Hellhound was the rocket designed and launched for the 2025-2026 NASA Student Launch competition. It was a high-powered rocket designed to reach an apogee of 5,600 feet.

2026 Stream

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NASA Student Launch (2024-2025)

Big Dawg was our first ever competition entry for the NASA Student Launch competition. It was designed to reach an apogee of 5,200 feet.

2025 Stream

Sponsors keep us going.

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To our Sponsors...

Thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting our team and helping us reach new heights. We couldn't do it without you!

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Sponsor Us

Are you a company or organization that would like to sponsor our team? We are always looking for new sponsors so please contact us if you're interested!

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02 / OUR FLEET

Designed, built, and flown by students.

FS-2 Hellhound Rocket

FS-2 Hellhound

NASA USLI 25-26


Apogee

5,600 FT.

Diameter

5.5 IN.

Length

7 FT. 3 IN.

Weight

36.1 LBS

Motor

AEROTECH L1256WS

Mach

0.56

Big Dawg Rocket

Big Dawg

NASA USLI 24-25


Apogee

5,500 FT.

Diameter

6 IN.

Length

8 FT. 9 IN.

Weight

36.0 LBS

Motor

AEROTECH L1150R

Mach

0.60

03 / ABOUT US

What do we do again?

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Student Development

Workshops

Students can work on their rocket kits and be advised by experienced peers.

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Student Development

Tripoli Certifications

Gain TRA certifications supported by our workshops.

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Student Development

Internships

Many Alumni and current members are employed at Northrop Grumman, SpaceX, and other aerospace companies. We can help you get there too!

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Volunteering

K-12 Outreach

2000+ students reached through our outreach events.

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Competition

NASA USLI

Our flagship competition where we design, build, and launch a high-powered rocket to meet specific requirements set by NASA.

Our Officers and Leads.

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President

Cyan Roberts

el presidente

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Vice President

Angelica Sanchez

el vice presidente

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Treasurer

Daniel Gooboian

goob goob

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Secretary

Isaac Lay

Computer nerd

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Launch Coordinator

Ethan Jarocki

L3 rocket nerd

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Propulsion Lead

Levon Melkonian

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04 / WIKI

All of our knowledge, in one place.

Wiki Status

Work In Progress... Stay tuned!.

What is it?

The wiki will hold the collective rocketry knowledge at Fresno State.

05 / CONTACT US

Stay connected!

EMAIL

Email Us

aiaa.csufresno@gmail.com

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Progress and professional development

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@aiaacsufresno

DISCORD

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Our main communication hub.

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