Vulcan-II
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About Vulcan-II
The Vulcan-II rocket is currently being designed by the SEDS UCSD team.
The rocket will be powered by the second iteration of our Ignus engine. Optimized for a higher thrust and pressure, the Vulcan-II engine will launch a newly designed rocket to a target altitude of 45,000 ft.
| Target Height | 35,000 ft |
| Length | 22 ft |
| Diameter | 8 in |
| Engine Thrust | 850 lb |
| Burn Time | 11 seconds |
| Fuel | Kerosene-LOx |
| Tank Pressures | Kerosene- 1000 psi, LOx- 650 psi |
| Pressure System | Pressure Fed with 4500 psi N2 |
| Avionics | Flight controller, various peripheral components including radio downlink, valve actuation, and recovery deployment |
Current Team Members
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Previous Members
| SHEELA THORESON | GIOVANNI ROSALES | PHILBY WANG | DAVID ZHU |
| KEVIN HOO | DEV BHATIA | TZU-TYING HUNG | CODY EMRICK |
| AVAK ARCHANIAN | JOSEPH DICKSON | TREVOR HARMAN | ERIC SHNELL |
| ALEXANDER ARDALAN | WAEL IVIE | WELLS HUANG | ANN SPEICHINGER |
| MATHEWS TORRES | WILL HEYMAN | ALI OZHAN | VALERIO SCHERINI |
| HANNAH PETERSON | ALEXANDER LUKE | NOOPUR KHACHANE | ANDREW WANG |