EST. 2018 · BUILDING A HISTORY

Past Projects

Every year Duke AERO designs, builds, and flies a fully student-researched-and-developed rocket. These are the vehicles that got us here.

Devil's Advocate

2025–2026

Devil's Advocate

Our largest and most advanced rocket yet, third place in the 30,000-foot SRAD propulsion category at IREC 2026.

Perseus

2024–2025

Perseus

Our first 30,000-foot competition rocket powered by a solid SRAD motor.

Pitchfork

2023–2024

Pitchfork

Our first competition rocket with a solid SRAD motor, winner of the Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence.

Blue Reaper

2022–2023

Blue Reaper

A leap in technical capability: first SRAD flight computer, airbrakes, and a deployable CubeSat.

Coach 30K

2021–2022

Coach 30K

Exploding back to life, our return to the Spaceport America Cup 30k COTS challenge.

Thing One & Thing Two

2020–2021

Thing One & Thing Two

A two-stage rocket designed, built, and flown through a year of COVID-19 restrictions.

30K Competition

2019–2020

30K Competition

Shooting to score at 30,000 feet, our largest, most powerful vehicle to date.

Bluestone

2018–2019

Bluestone

Building a history, the rocket that shattered our small low-power streak.