Project Athena I was UQ Space’s 10000ft competition rocket for the Australian Universities Rocket Competition in 2019.
Built entirely by the UQ Space team of 2018/2019, Athena I won first place in the 10000ft. category and scored 231.5 / 250 points; achieving the Overall 1st position in the AURC.
Project Athena is the very first rocket completely manufactured by the team. From composite fins to the CNC-milled components of the C02 recovery system.
Fast Facts:
Achieved Altitude: 10081 ft.
Length: 1935 mm
Mass: 15 kg
Diameter: 98 mm
Max. Velocity: Mach 0.94 (~1160 km/h)
Max. Thrust: 1.805 kN
Total Impulse: 5.342 kNs