Sarah is currently studying an MSc in Space Science and Technology at the OU. She was part of the OU Student Rocket Team last year that participated in the Spaceport America Cup 2019, working on areas of the rocket such as the payload, flight electronics and airframe assembly. This year Sarah is taking on the... Continue Reading →
Sad news that the Spaceport America Cup has been completely cancelled for this year in light of COVID-19 outbreak, but given the current situation this seems to be the best decision. Full details can be found here. Fortunately for us, we have been able to secure a place in next years competition. This means our... Continue Reading →
A huge thank you our current sponsor Lockheed Martin for kicking things off with our GoFundMe campaign with their generous donation, and a huge thanks to all those that have donated so far. The team is still hard at work in the background and we want to be completely transparent with our budget. You can... Continue Reading →
As a thank you for your generosity, we wish to offer rewards for you to claim. Please note due to GDPR, when claiming rewards, please donate the exact amount for that particular reward and email us at ouplanetaryrobotics@gmail.com with your name and which reward you would like to claim. For £25 - A mission patch... Continue Reading →
A large proportion of our fundraising target is travel and accommodation costs for the team, so without your support we won't be able to go to the competition and compete. Your donations will also go to sourcing parts and building the rocket systems; including its payload, flight computers and propulsion. The funds will be withdrawn... Continue Reading →
Our gofundme page is officially live and we are now (very gratefully!) accepting donations. To contribute to our gofundme page, please click here. All donations received for SAC 2020 are greatly appreciated and every penny will be carefully accounted for in our budget. https://youtu.be/gNEAGgX4nx4 Please support our projects by donating whatever you can... Continue Reading →
Great news! Our team has been successfully accepted to participate in Spaceport America Cup which takes place June next year and we can't wait to get started. After the success we had last year, we're really hoping to hit the ground running for the upcoming contest. We really could not have done this without your... Continue Reading →
Are you a current OU Student with an interest in Science, Engineering or Robotics? Are you looking for a way to connect and network with like-minded people and make friends along the way? Then why not register your interest in becoming part of our team? You could be helping out with tasks involving: coding mechanics... Continue Reading →
Well the scores are in and the team have managed a total of 642.2 points! There were 109 teams competing, only four of which were Universities from UK specialising in engineering and space projects. The OU student team were successful in being the first UK team to be prepared to launch and scored the highest... Continue Reading →
After a day of conferencing and networking with fellow teams at Las Cruces, New Mexico we received great feedback on the design. The Judges looked at our payload and asked us about our Science and found our rocket was sound and ready for Launch. We arrived at the launch site aiming to launch the rocket... Continue Reading →
The OU Planetary Robotics Student Team are in New Mexico to compete in the Spaceport America Cup 2019, the world's premier student rocket competition. 121 others teams from all over the globe will be taking part in New Mexico, USA. Currently the competition is in its third year, but this is the first team from... Continue Reading →
The team are hard at work in New Mexico preparing the rocket for launch. It's been a hectic few days but we're very excited! We're hoping to launch Thursday morning (GMT-6) so stay tuned to hear how we're getting on. Thanks again to all of our sponsors and for our followers for all your... Continue Reading →
Rob Adlard finishes his B Eng degree with the Open University this summer, having studied Material Properties and Design. Rob created the projects, initially with the rover, and then later the rocket, re-branding the group the OU Planetary Robotics to encompass the different projects. "I really hope that some OU students can keep these projects... Continue Reading →
Firstly, we wanted to thank everyone so much for their support, and the team for their hard work. The team heard from the URC competition in Utah, and although we got a good score (70.8%) we narrowly missed out on a place at the competition. We’re now working towards the European Rover Competition which takes... Continue Reading →
A big thanks to everyone for helping us with our crowdfunding campaign. We've been amazed by your generosity and have exceeded our target, so thank you! We'd also like to thank Design Spark for their support, we're very excited and grateful to be working with you. With the campaign coming to a close this weekend,... Continue Reading →
