LANDER

The World’s First Collegiate Soft Landing Reusable Vehicle

About Lander

The SEDS UCSD Rocket Lander Testbed serves as the center for gimballed and throttled flight for all SEDS projects.

This in-house R&D skunkworks team specializes in active engine controls, such as throttling and thrust vectoring, with the work being done now focused on our pathfinder vehicle Riptide.

Riptide is a bi-propellant LOX-LNG sounding vehicle designed for suborbital flights up to 1k ft with powered landings. We hope to conduct our first throttled static fires accompanied by TVC this coming summer, with the goal of our first powered launches in Spring 2024.

Riptide Technical Specifications

EngineNephas

Max Thrust2000 lbf

PropellantsLOX / LNG

Gimbaling15°

Target Altitude1000 ft

Vehicle Height17 ft

Vehicle Diameter1.5 ft

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Meet the Team

  • Belle Li

    Co-Project Manager

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  • Alexander Wicklund

    Co-Project Manager

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Fluids Team

Structures Team

Avionics Team

Controls Team