Members of AdDU’s rocketry staff pose with rocket named Sibol earlier than the launch. (Picture from AdDU)
DAVAO CITY — The Ateneo de Davao College rocketry staff made historical past on Saturday after they efficiently launched the rocket “Sibol” on the Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico, USA.
The AdDU staff is the primary consultant from the Philippines to compete within the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competitors (IREC) held from June 17 to 22, 2024.
The occasion was participated by about 1,700 college students from 200 totally different universities from the US and 20 different nations.
“Sibol” a hybrid 7-foot Filipino-made rocket of the Ateneo de Davao College (AdDU) Rocketry Group. (Picture by JOSELLE R. BADILLA)
Some 152 groups have registered, 86 from the US and 66 from overseas nations.
Other than the Philippines, additionally competing from Asia have been teams from India, Taiwan and Thailand.
The AdDU staff are aeronautical engineering college students.
Their hybrid rocket Sibol competed within the strong propulsion (strong propellant), particularly the 10k Commercially Off-the-Shelf (COTS) class.
It was the final rocket launched on the third day of the competitors.
Franz Carlo Guevara, staff chief of AdDU Rocketry Group, explains the composition of their entry to the Spaceport America Cup 2024. (Picture by JOSELLE R. BADILLA)
The AdDU Rocketry Group named their rocket “Sibol” – which implies development in Filipino.
It’s a 9.7-foot high-powered rocket carrying an 8.8-pound payload (4 kilograms) to an altitude of 10,000 ft.
“That is ADDU’s humble contribution to the event of area know-how which is essential in our pursuit of sustainable growth objectives,” AdDU President Fr. Karel San Juan mentioned in a press release.
“We hope to ask companions and sponsors on this mission,” he famous.
AdDU Rocketry Group, the primary Philippine staff to compete within the 2024 Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico, USA, one of many world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering competitors. (Picture by JOSELLE R. BADILLA)
The AdDU Rocketry Group consists of 16 college students from the AdDU Division of Aerospace Engineering.
They’re the next:
Group chief – Franz Carlo Guevara
Flight Operations – Azaella Beatriz Amposta and Ryve Caasi
Constructions – Mariz Aylah Cenojas, Dylan Ruth Mayled and Avery Clyde Dimasuhid
Propulsion – Franz Joseph Tinapay and Mary Nicole Jacinto
Avionics and Payload – Angelo Ryan Dolina and John Vincent Manog
Restoration and Security – Cai Roxana Reyes and Neil Andrie Paye
Logistics and Documentation – Rylee Radinka Gere, Nhorman Carl Baluran, Jose Kelvin Juson and Lenwen Kirk Cacho.
Their advisers are Dr. Rogel Mari Sese, chair of AdDU’s aerospace engineering program, Engr. Ramon Gregorio III and Wilfredo Pardoria Jr.
Screenshot of the launching of rocket “Sibol”
“Our Rocketry Group is an important a part of AdDU’s bigger Rocket Improvement Program, generally known as Undertaking Sugod,” San Juan additional mentioned.
“Sugod means shifting ahead, and it displays our mission to advance aerospace engineering within the Philippines,” he defined.
“Via this initiative, we purpose to not simply compete in future Spaceport America Cup competitions, but additionally encourage and nurture a brand new technology of Filipino engineers and scientists, positioning our nation as a burgeoning hub for aerospace innovation,” he added.
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The Spaceport America Cup is held yearly and is the most important intercollegiate competitors in rocketry.
