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Entry application period is officially CLOSED!

10/22/2019

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ESRA has received just over 200 applications!

Here's some interesting tidbits from the data so far. BY FAR, our largest international group- 72 in total
Number of teams from each country:
12 - Algeria
5 - Australia
6 - Brazil
21 - Canada
1 - Costa Rica
1 - Denmark
1 - Greece
7 - India
1 - Malaysia
6 - Mexico
1 - Morocco
1 - Nepal
1 - New Zealand
1 - Norway
5 - Poland
1 - Romania
1 - Russian Federation
1 - Spain
1 - Switzerland
5 - Turkey
1 - UAE
5 - UK
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Spaceport America Cup 2020 Application Phase Now Open!

10/3/2019

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The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) is pleased to announce the Application Phase for the 2020 Spaceport America Cup is now OFFICIALLY OPEN!!!
  • The application window will remain open until October 18th so you only have a few weeks.  
  • We are no longer using the excel spreadsheet and dropbox method for accepting applications. Anything placed into the dropbox will be deleted. The HeroX platform is the only way to submit an application
  • The new application process is hosted on the HeroX platform!  All team applications, progress updates, and project technical reports/presentations/posters will now be managed through the HeroX online platform.  No more spreadsheets to upload to Dropbox.  
  • The updated IREC Rules and Requirements, IREC Design Test and Evaluation Guide, and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) documents have been updated. Additional updates will occur as needed and will be announced to all teams.  All teams MUST review these documents in order to prepare for the competition properly.

ESRA and Spaceport America are very excited for these changes.  We also recognize that change can take some getting used to.  We ask for your patience during this transition.  We'll work closely with you and the HeroX team to resolve any technical issues.

Similar to last year, all applications will be reviewed and final selections will be announced on October 28th. We are expanding the number of accepted teams to 150. 

Criteria for selection include but are not limited to:
  1. Overall quality of the project proposal
  2. Overall strength, quality and history of the team
  3. Multiple teams from the same school flying in the same event may also be restricted
 
To begin your team's application process, follow these instructions:
  1. Go to https://www.herox.com/SpaceportAmericaCup2020
  2. Click on the "Accept Challenge" button to register yourself as the team captain
  3. Create your team (ensure you include the School's name in your team name Ex:  Oregon State Viper Hawks 30k SRAD):
    • The Team Captain should create a team on HeroX. Once the team is created, they can invite their team members via email to join their team.
    • You do not have to add all team members to HeroX at this stage.
  4. Click Begin Entry to start your application.

If you have questions or are experiencing problems, please post these on the HeroX forum.  Announcements will also be made through HeroX and will be posted on our website and FB pages.
Our website address is www.soundingrocket.org  #SACup2020

Sincerely,
The ESRA Team
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Spaceport America Cup 2020 Application Deadline Extended

9/29/2019

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Hello Rocketeers!

The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) is hard at work getting ready for the 2020 Spaceport America Cup.  We have some important updates for you to be aware of outlined below:

  1. The application deadline has been extended!  The application window will open on October 4th and remain open until October 18th.  Applications will not be accepted prior to October 4th because we are transitioning to the HeroX online platform.  Teams who already uploaded their application to Dropbox will need to reapply.
  2. We are transitioning to the HeroX online platform!  All team applications, progress updates, and project technical reports/presentations/posters will now be managed online.  This means no more spreadsheets to upload to Dropbox and reduces the challenge of managing so much data from so many teams.  The transition to the HeroX site is in work and a link is not yet available. The ESRA team is working feverishly behind the scenes to prepare the online application forms. The application process will begin on October 4th.  At that time, we will provide the link to begin registration.  
  3. We will be publishing updates to the IREC Rules and Requirements, IREC Design Test and Evaluation Guide, and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) documents on or before October 4th.  All teams MUST review these documents in order to prepare for the competition properly.

ESRA and Spaceport America are very excited for these changes.  We also recognize that change can take some getting used to.  We ask for your patience during this transition.  We'll work closely with you and the HeroX to resolve any technical issues.

As always, check our website www.soundingrocket.org frequently for news updates and follow on our Facebook page.  #SACup2020

The ESRA Team


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Winners and Scores posted on the ESRA Website

7/3/2019

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Wait no more!! The Winners and Scores have been posted to the 2019 SA Cup page on our website. Click Here to go there now.  As we get more media to post we will be updating this page, so please feel free to check back again later.
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2019 SA Cup Conference Podium Session Presentations

6/10/2019

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In accordance with Section 2.6.4 of the IREC Rules & Requirements Document, the following 26 Teams have been selected to present particular aspects of their project related work in the 2019 SA Cup Conference Podium Session. The two files attached are a consolidated list of their abstract submissions and the schedule presentations will occur on the conference day - including their location. Teams not selected may still be asked to participate in the Podium Session if extenuating circumstances prevent one of the selected teams from attending.  All teams are required to participate in the SA Cup Conference Poster Session. Whether selected for inclusion in the Podium Session or not, we encourage all teams to participate in observing presentations which interest them, so they may both learn from and show support for their fellow teams.
0​1 - The George Washington University
02 - AGH University of Science and Tech.
08 - Ohio University
17 - University of Ottawa
21 - McGill University
24 - Georgia Institute of Technology
29 - Stanford University
40 - Polytechnique Montreal
42 - Cornell University
45 - University of Waterloo
49 - Laval University
50 - University of Calgary
​51 - Southern Utah University

52 - University of Washington
54 - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
62 - The University of Illinois at Chicago
66 - University of Minnesota - Duluth
74 - Ryerson University
77 - Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica
90 - Norwegian Institute of Science and Tech.
98 - University of Bath
107 - Mississippi State University
112 - Colorado State University
119 - University of Windsor
200 - Oregon State University
202 - Florida Institute of Tech.
sacup19_podium_session_extended_abstracts.pdf
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conference_podium_session_schedule.xlsx
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2019 Deliverable Reminder

1/27/2019

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Progress updates must be submitted by COB Monday Eastern Time. 

This is the same excel file you submitted for your application into the event. Simply update it with the latest and greatest information. You are allowed to switch categories until the final progress update, so feel free to do so now.

​​*Sorry if the countdown timer doesn't work, I tried copying some HTML code.*

Dropbox Link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/C50eSdxUpbib0U9NtFZK
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Buy your motors now!!

1/27/2019

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IMPORTANT!!!!

To all teams ordering motors through Animal Motor Works (AMW), you must submit your order before February 1st to have guaranteed delivery at the SA Cup Event. Please note that other motor distributors will have similar deadlines. So order your motors ASAP if you have not already.

Thanks,
​Dustin Koehler
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Robert DeHate
robert@amwprox.com
978‐766‐9271
Gloria Robinson
gloria@amwprox.com
603‐566‐2904
Jason Nadeau
jason@amwprox.com
978‐761‐9790
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2019 Spaceport America Cup Teams

12/9/2018

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Congratulations to the 122 teams chosen to compete in the 2019 Spaceport America Cup. For the complete list of teams and team IDs, please see the excel file attached below.
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team__id_list_for_announcement.xlsx
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2019 Team Announcement Delays

12/2/2018

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Prospective 2019 IREC Teams,

Thank you for your patience thus far as you wait to find out the teams accepted into this year’s competition. While we’d hoped to have this list for you today, an overwhelming number of applications and some uncontrollable circumstances among our volunteer force have set us back a day or two. We assure you we are finalizing the list a we speak and will have it posted for you by this coming weekend. Thank you again for your patience and your support for this unique event.

– The ESRA Team
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Temporary Moratorium on Hosting Class III Projects

10/31/2018

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Following mishaps which occurred at the 2018 TRA BALLS launch. The Tripoli Rocket Association (TRA) have issued a temporary moratorium on hosting Class III projects by unlicensed university students at it's launches. Although ESRA is not a chapter of TRA, and the SA Cup is not a TRA launch event, ESRA leadership have chosen to respect TRA's decision by deferring consideration of hosting any non-competing Class III demonstration flights at the 2019 SA Cup until after TRA conclude their investigation and publish new recommendations on this subject. ESRA leadership will likely have an opportunity to review these materials as they are drafted, and anticipate their publication sometime around the new year. This situation only impacts non-competing demonstration flights whose total installed impulse exceeds the FAA Class II Amateur Rocket Limitation Defined in Section 2.3 of the IREC Rules & Requirements Document (greater than 40,960 N-s), or whose predicted apogee exceeds 100,000 ft AGL. We regret the inconveniences we know this will cause, but expect our community to benefit from the experience in the long run. The lessons learned and guidance generated in this exercise should pave a clearer path forward which, if followed, will lead to greater confidence in and support for current and future university teams which carry out these ambitions responsibly.
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