Recovery

We make sure the rocket comes home. From parachute ejection to the final
descent, our job is a safe landing every time - the thing that turns a single
flight into a reusable vehicle.

“Dare mighty things.”

Theodore Roosevelt

PHASE 01

Parachute ejection

Our primary focus is the parachute ejection system that
brings the rocket safely back to earth. We design it around
the physics of the descent - air pressure, altitude and
descent velocity - to deploy at the right moment and slow
the vehicle to a survivable landing.

PHASE 02

Full-scale testing

Design is only half the job. To validate the system in real
conditions we run full-scale drops: a drone carries test
vehicles to altitude and releases them along the rocket's
descent profile. Each flight feeds back data on parachute
performance, so we can prove the deployment works
flawlessly before it ever matters.

PHASE 03

Recovery & reuse

By analysing every test we refine the system to maximise
reliability and minimise the risk of failure on launch day. That
test campaign is what makes safe recovery - and rocket
reuse - possible, supporting future missions one clean
landing at a time.

Want to bring the rocket home?

Recovery is looking for students who like
aerodynamics, parachutes and the satisfying moment a
rocket touches down in one piece.

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