WPI High Powered Rocketry Club

WPI's 2023 Giving Day has come to an end, and HPRC would like to take time to thank our 192 donors this year! Because of you, we were number one for number of donors and money raised - at over $14,000 after bonuses - and we were so close to Aunika winning the pie-in-the-face challenge! The money you all raised will go towards keeping our club moving forward and giving our members more and more opportunities to develop their skills - and we're looking forward to seeing it pay off as we work towards our competition this summer!

Last week, WPI HPRC competed in the 2022 Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico! Our team spent the week preparing for the launch and presenting our designs to judges and other teams. Unfortunately, the rocket experienced a critical failure during ascent, causing it to tumble and break apart. We are in the process of determining what happened and plan to use the experience to grow for next year. Despite this, we are proud to announce that we were awarded the Sportsmanship Award. Thank you to ESRA, the sponsors, and everyone who made this competition possible! We'll see you all next year!

Last night, the team hosted our first ever Project Presentation Night! We presented on the progress of our rocket and payload to sponsors, faculty, and other supporters and answered questions in a Q&A session afterwards. Thank you to everyone who came and those who have supported us this year. Special thanks to Provost Soboyejo for his speech!