McGill Rocket Team

McGill Rocket Team

Fostering the Next Generation of Rocketeers

The McGill Rocket Team poses with their rocket and team banners.

We are the McGill Rocket Team.

Our diverse team of students designs, manufactures, and launches sounding rockets every year at amateur rocketry competitions to fulfill our mission of fostering the next generation of industry leaders. Working with the team allows our members to apply the engineering knowledge taught at McGill University in real-world applications and helps them build the soft skills essential to their future professional lives. Being a part of the McGill Rocket Team is unforgettable, from the thrills of a rocket launch to the strong friendships forged through shared experiences.

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The thorondor rocket lays on its launch rail, lowered to be horizontal.
Project Thorondor Mk.I (2024)

8/14/2024

Project Thorondor will be the McGill Rocket Team's second ever hybrid engine rocket launch! Its goal is to carry forward the systems engineering successes from last year's project, perfect the elements that are being reused from last year, and develop new systems that can be used aboard future projects.

The Porthos rocket on its launch rail.
Project Porthos (2023)

8/1/2023

Project Porthos is the McGill Rocket Team’s second-generation 10K rocket flying a fully student-researched and developed (SRAD) engine.

The Project Athos rocket set up on its launch rail.
Project Athos (2022)

8/4/2022

Project Athos will be the team’s first ever fully SRAD rocket, powered by our new SRAD engine, Maelstrom.

The Porthos rocket on its launch stand.

PORTHOS (2023)

Project Porthos is the McGill Rocket Team’s second-generation 10,000 feet rocket flying a fully student-researched and developed (SRAD) engine. It is a direct descendent of Athos, the team’s first 10K SRAD rocket.

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