CHIHUAHUA – A group of 10 engineering students from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua (UACH) participated in the Spaceport America Cup, the largest intercollegiate rocket engineering competition in the world.
The CUU-HETERIA team, made up of six women and four men from the School of Engineering, attended with the objective of living the experience and preparing to participate the following year. These young people have had the support of the CENALTEC Chihuahua campus, which has provided training and technical support, thus strengthening the preparation and performance of the team.
This event was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico, from June 17 to 22, and brought together more than 150 teams from 22 countries, standing out as a platform to promote careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through the design and flight of experimental rockets.
The Spaceport America Cup represents the ultimate challenge for aerospace engineering students, often described as the “Olympics of experimental rocketry”. The goal is to motivate the new generations to explore and develop their skills in a competitive and collaborative environment.
During the competition, students participated in technical presentations, safety validations and witnessed rocket launches at Spaceport America’s vertical launch area.
Teams designed and launched solid, liquid and hybrid rockets at altitudes ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 feet, demonstrating advanced aerospace engineering skills.
The Institute for Innovation and Competitiveness (I2C), and the Institute for the Support of Technological Development (INADET), indicated that the active participation of Chihuahua’s youth in this type of events contributes to position Chihuahua as a leader in the aerospace field.
