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2023 Spaceport America Cup
​June 19 - 24, 2023

Competing Teams, Presentation List, and Scores
(see below for winning teams)

2023 Team List
(June 14, 2023)​
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2023 Presentation Schedule​
(June 16, 2023)
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2023 Final Scores
(July 16, 2023)
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2023 Group Photo
(June 28, 2023)
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Student Resources

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Ansys Student Team Partnerships - Ansys partners with student teams competing in a variety of competitions by providing access to free research software, learning resources, and support. Ansys provides university-based student teams free research software, resources, and support.
 SEKO Logistics - Seko Logistics has experts in transportation, logistics, forwarding and warehousing, supported by their innovative technology platforms and integrations.

They are familiar with the Cup and have helped MANY international teams coordinate and house their shipments.
Additional information - Spaceport_America...estionnaire.docx
Complete the attached form and follow it's instructions to begin processing your request.
Protocase In-kind Manufacturing - 
2023 marks our first time sponsoring @Spaceport America Cup! All teams competing in the 2023 Spaceport America Cup can connect with Protocase to get $1,000 in-kind manufacturing for metal parts for their rocket.

We look forward to helping all interested teams meet their critical deadlines and make their rocket design a reality. Teams, now is the time to get your manufacturing sponsorship rolling, as June 2023 will be here before you know it.
Additional information
We are #ProtoProud to support student innovation and engineering, helping university teams across the world in a variety of disciplines and competitions.
Dassault Systèmes 3DS - Free Design and Modeling Software for all competing teams.  Our current version 2022-2023 is good until July 31, 2024. Teams need to sign up every year after June 1st to get the latest version.
Only one teammate need apply for the whole team. Teams may choose whether they want the desktop version or our cloud product.​  www.solidworks.com/StudentSponsorship 
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FREE Onshape Education Account
Millions of students and educators worldwide use Onshape’s online CAD platform to learn engineering design in the classroom!
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NUSENDA Credit Union
We're Nusenda Credit Union — around for nearly a century, but continually reinventing what we do and how we do it, to better serve your financial needs.

Instead of being nickeled and dimed with unnecessary fees — we put money back in your pocket. We’re a credit union — with all of the services a big bank has to offer — plus added benefits simply for being a member. And because we’re a not-for-profit, we pay back earnings to you with higher savings rates and lower loan rates, using the best tools to keep your money safe.

Think about us as your banking partner — trusted advisor — champion.

Official ESRA Videos


2023 Spaceport America Cup Winner
Team 7 - Brigham Young University

Runner Up: Team 20 - Cornell University


ESRA Technical Awards

Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence

Winner: Team 156 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Runner Up: Team 138 - ​University of São Paulo

Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation

Winner: Team 73 - Politecnico di Torino
Runner Up: Team 67 - New York University Abu Dhabi

Charles Hoult Award for Modeling & Simulation

Winner: Team 7 - Brigham Young University
Runner Up: Team 62 - ​Monash University

James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics

Winner: Team 130 - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Runner Up: Team 125 - ​University of Louisville

​ESRA Team Conduct Awards

Team Sportsmanship Award

Nancy Squires Team Spirit Award

Winner: Team 62 - Monash University
Runner Up: Team 145 - University of Waterloo
Winner: Team 12 - Carleton University
Runner Up: Team 60 - Mississippi State University

Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition Category Place Awards

COTS = Commercial Off the shelf
SRAD = Student Researched and Developed

10K COTS

1st Place: Team 7 - Brigham Young University
2nd Place: Team 103 - The University of Queenslan​d

30K COTS

1st Place: Team 22 - Ecole de Technologie Superieure
and Team 118 - University of Canterbury
2nd Place: Team 124 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign​

10K SRAD Solid Motor

1st Place: Team 20 - Cornell University​
2nd Place: Team 127 - University of Maryland, College Park​

30K SRAD Solid Motor

1st Place: Team 130 - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities​
2nd Place: Team 100 - The University of Akron​

10K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid

1st Place: Team 75 - Polytechnique Montreal
2nd Place: Team 157 - Wroclaw University of Science and Technology​​

30K SRAD Hybrid/Liquid

1st Place: Team 76 - Poznan University of Technology
2nd Place: Team 145 - ​University of Waterloo

Payload Challenge, Sponsored by Space Dynamics Laboratory

1st Place ($1000) ​

Team 84 - ​Rochester Institute of Technology

2nd Place ($750)

Team 75 - Polytechnique Montreal

3rd Place ($500)

Team 156 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Honorable Mentions

Team 120 - University of Florida
Team 5 - Australian National University
Team 116 - ​University of California, Berkeley

Video Challenge Winners

*Video links coming soon*
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Best Video
Winner: Team 134 - University of New South Wales
Runner Up: Team 78 -  Purdue University

​Best Onboard Footage
Team 145 - University of Waterloo
​Experimental Sounding Rocket Association
​Lansing, MI 48917

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