Bulldog Rocketry

Congrats to Gwen Lau for winning the ‘On The Spot’ award for her amazing earrings! Keep shining, Gwen!

Dear SubZero,

Thank you for everything.

The rest of the week was filled with good times, team bonding, and lessons learned. As much as we love bettering ourselves and dreaming of our next rocket, we had to take advantage of the landscape. White Sands, the missile museum, star gazing, and water parks. What a way to end the week.

We ended our trip with what we went for in the first place: rockets!! The awards ceremony was a blast! Thank you Experimental Sounding Rocket Association for a great awards ceremony and congratulations to all of the teams for their awards!

LAUNCH DAY!!!!

On Wednesday June 19th the team woke up bright and early (2 a.m to be exact). Luckily we got a good spot in line which helped us get an early start to our final assembly.

Once fully assembled, the team took SubZero to a near-perfect flight safety check. Then onto the rail and wait for the big moment.

Our rocket performed a beautiful flight and reached our expected apogee. Unfortunately our parachutes did not deploy as expected.

There are so many new ideas for the team to improve our rocket for future years. Stay tuned to keep up with our adventures!

Over the past week Bulldog Rocketry travelled 30 hours to Las Cruces, New Mexico to compete in the 2024 Spaceport America Cup Competition. It was a hectic and thrilling week. We want to take the time now to recap our adventures and show you what we accomplished.

On Saturday, June 15th, we left Duluth bright and early. We soon made it to New Mexico on Sunday after a long night of nonstop driving.

Monday, our first day of competition. We checked in our mentors, team, and our rocket, “SubZero”. We also took a big group photo with all of the other rocketeers competing. To finish off the night we worked hard to finish up our final paint and decal designs to keep our rocket looking top tier.

Tuesday, tabling day. Showing off our knowledge and how hard we worked over the past year is one of the most exciting things for us to do. We are very proud of each and every member for being so knowledgeable and hard working.

Come back tomorrow for more about our exciting journey in the New Mexico heat.

Finally, we would like to say thank you to Rocket Junkies and Unlimited Machining & Fabrication

We appreciate your hard work and support that you have put into this team!

We would like to thank Rocket Wrap for being a sponsor this year. Thank you for all your support!

We would like to say thank you to Duluth Screen Printing Co. for making our competition t-shirts and sun-shirts!

We would like to thank Daikin for being a signature sponsor. It means a lot to get support from companies like you. Thank you!!

Our second sponsor is Fly Duluth!!!

Thank you Fly Duluth for your help with our team. We appreciate everything you have done for us!

The past couple days have been a combination of excitement, experience, and lots of learning. While we are extremely busy with our rocket “Sub Zero” we would like to recognize our sponsors.

Cirrus Aircraft is our first sponsor we would like to recognize. Thank you Cirrus Aircraft for all the help and work you have put into our team.

This Saturday, we had three successful launches. Congratulations to Nick, Will, and Brennan on getting your L1 Tripoli Certifications!

We have many seniors in Bulldog Rocketry this year! We truly appreciate the time and commitment that they have put into this team.

Our second senior that we would like to appreciate is Ian Keller. Ian has been a member of Bulldog Rocketry for 3 years now. In previous years he has been a part of our motor committee and this year he was our motor lead.

We are beyond proud of Ian and while we will miss him we wish him luck as he enters his position as a Product Engineer Lead at Zopec Medical. Thank you Ian!

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists… it is real… it is possible… it’s yours.” - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Happy LAST day of finals week Bulldog Rocketry!

On Sunday the 21st a couple of our team members received a 2024 Kirby Leadership Award. Below is the award and the member that received that award.

Arrowhead Award:
- Rachel Cirillo (pictured left)
- Ian Keller (pictured middle)
- Jenna Whiting (pictured right)
- Andrew Carland (pictured)
- Nick Hartliep

Congratulations to everyone who received and was nominated for an award this year! Good job on another year Bulldogs!

(p.s. only 43 days until competition!)

We have many seniors in Bulldog Rocketry this year! We truly appreciate the time and commitment that they have put into this team.

Our first senior that we would like to appreciate is Nick Hartliep. Nick has been a member of Bulldog Rocketry for 3 years now. In previous years he has been our payload committee lead and this year he was our Chief Projects Officer.

We are beyond proud of Nick and while we will miss him we wish him luck as he enters his position as a manufacturing engineer at Cirrus Aircraft . Thank you Nick!

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask. Just get on.” - Sheryl Sandburg

This is a REMINDER that Bulldog Rocketry’s Rocket Reveal Event is this Friday, 4/26/24 from 5-6pm at the UMD Farm (4907 Jean Duluth Road, Duluth MN).

We are currently looking out at the weather to make a call on a location change, so stay tuned if the rain persists. We will make a rain call by 12pm Friday. In the chance that we do get rained out at the farm, we will be located on campus at UMD.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Yesterday some of our members of Bulldog Rocketry participated in Service Sunday.

We managed to pick up two garbage bags full of trash by our on-campus dorms and let’s just say we had a blast!

Thank you KPB for hosting and happy Spring Fest UMD!

Today we spent our time with the Voyageurs Area Council, teaching them our skills. As always we had a blast (literally)!

We held the electronics, engineering, space exploration, radio, and chess badge events. We had a ton of fun with the Scouts and we loved seeing their enthusiasm for STEM! Thank you, Boyscouts of America!

Bulldog Rocketry traveled to the 148th Fighter Wing for a tour from our very own SrA Jackie Busch.

We loved the experience and were thrilled to learn so much!

Thank you, 148 Fighter Wing, for the amazing experience.

This past weekend, the Bulldog Rocketry team successfully completed a static motor fire to collect thrust, pressure, and temperature data required by the judges at IREC. The day was an absolute success, and we could not be prouder of every student who contributed to this test. Thank you to each and every one of you.

We'd also like to thank:
UMD Swenson College of Science & Engineering
Fox 21 News
WDIO
Northern News Now
PBS North
Thank you for coming out and covering this spectacular day, interviewing our members, and spreading the word about this incredible team!

We are well on track to IREC 2024!!!

From all of us on the Bulldog Rocketry team, we wish you a Very Merry Christmas, Incredibly Happy Holidays, and a Fantastic New Year!!!

As the semester comes to an end we would like to recognize our past president as he graduates next week.

Logan Iverson has been a part of Bulldog Rocketry for 4.5 years now. He has held the position of Nosecone Committee Lead, Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President, President/Chief Executive Officer, and Senior Advisor.

We are beyond proud of Logan and while we will miss him, we wish him luck as he enters his full-time position at Cirrus Aircraft as a Manufacturing Engineer here in Duluth.

We thank you for your commitment to the team, Logan, and we hope the best for your future!

“All I can say is work hard and have fun. Figure out what is missing; be that thing. Get uncomfortable; do things you've never done. The world won't change; you must adapt to what is needed of you. Grow, but grow in such a way that benefits others. Whatever you do, no matter how much it sucks, try to enjoy it. Lastly, seek truth. There's only one out there. When you find it, you'll soar higher than any rocket could.” - Logan Iverson

Congratulations to our Space Grant team on a successful launch! Thank you to Dr Flaten for all his help with this project. Also, we would love to congratulate Jose (our incredible Academic Advisor) on achieving his Level 2 Tripoli Certification! What a weekend for successful launching!

The final tally is in. Bulldog Rocketry raised $2,635 on Give To The Max Day! To those who donated, we cannot thank you enough! Your donation is going to help this team do some incredible things this year.