Rocket Team
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Vanderbilt Rocket Team perfects extraterrestrial lander for data collection and RF transmission
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreJun. 17, 2025
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Vanderbilt Rocket Team collects coveted Altitude Award in 2023 NASA Student Launch competition
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreJun. 6, 2023
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A.V. Anilkumar is named Mark Dalton Faculty Director of Experiential Learning in Aerospace Engineering
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreMay. 2, 2023
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Meet Abbey Carlson, engineer, golfer, rocket builder and pilot
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreFeb. 1, 2020
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Vanderbilt Rocketeers take on the 2020 NASA Space Robotics Challenge
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreNov. 7, 2019
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ME senior earns prestigious fellowship from Luce Scholars Program
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreFeb. 22, 2019
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Novel two-part rocket design addresses NASA challenge – launch is April 7
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreMar. 29, 2018
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Anilkumar, adviser to four-time rocket launch champions, wins Chancellor’s Cup
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreOct. 4, 2017
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Mechanical engineering graduate student collects national and international astronautical awards
The rocket team representing the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Laboratory (VADL) attempted a very challenging payload deployment and landing sequence (video) for the 2025 NASA University Student Launch Competition May 4 at Bragg Farms, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. … Read MoreOct. 11, 2016