Hybrid Rocket Motor and Test Stand
The Hybrid Rocket Motor Test Stand is an ongoing research project to develop a 300N hybrid rocket motor using HDPE and N2O. Originally started in 2020, the long-term goals of the project are to integrate the hybrid motor into a rocket and move onto development of liquid engines.
The team
The project develops team members in practical engine design, manufacture, and testing. The team includes students from the Cranfield University Astronautics and Space Engineering course, as well as Thermal Power.
The team has Propulsion, Structures, and Control specialists, as well as CFD and Systems Engineers.
2022-2023 HYDRA Project
Former Team
Sanmukh Khadtare
Sanmukh Khadtare
Sanmukh Khadtare
Hybrid Rocket Motor and Test Stand Co-PM
Josh Penney
Sanmukh Khadtare
Sanmukh Khadtare
Hybrid Rocket Motor and Test Stand Co-PM
Julie Létoile
Julie Létoile
Julie Létoile
Emeritus Co-PM
Alec Byrne
Julie Létoile
Julie Létoile
Systems Lead
Aaron Sidhu
Julie Létoile
Sebastian Fernandez Valencia
Propulsion Lead
Sebastian Fernandez Valencia
Sebastian Fernandez Valencia
Sebastian Fernandez Valencia
Control Lead
Lorrain Swyngedauw
Sebastian Fernandez Valencia
Guillermo Perez Rivero
Structures Lead
Guillermo Perez Rivero
Sebastian Fernandez Valencia
Guillermo Perez Rivero
CFD Lead
Kirankumar Tenginakai
Mohammed Shazaan Hussain
Mohammed Shazaan Hussain
Systems Specialist
Mohammed Shazaan Hussain
Mohammed Shazaan Hussain
Mohammed Shazaan Hussain
Structures Specialist
Jon Elkin
Mohammed Shazaan Hussain
Dhanya Nair
Structures Specialist
Dhanya Nair
Akash Raja Meghavath
Dhanya Nair
Structures Specialist
Akash Raja Meghavath
Akash Raja Meghavath
Akash Raja Meghavath
Structures Specialist
Raj Panchal
Akash Raja Meghavath
Akash Raja Meghavath
Propulsion Specialist
Zoe Ashford
Shifa Imtiyaz Shaikh
Zoe Ashford
Propulsion Specialist
Ben Kanda
Shifa Imtiyaz Shaikh
Zoe Ashford
Propulsion Specialist
Shifa Imtiyaz Shaikh
Shifa Imtiyaz Shaikh
Shifa Imtiyaz Shaikh
Propulsion Specialist
Christian Wu
Andoni Ruiz Maiz
Shifa Imtiyaz Shaikh
Propulsion Specialist
Andoni Ruiz Maiz
Andoni Ruiz Maiz
Andoni Ruiz Maiz
Propulsion Specialist
Shubham Patayane
Justin Gay-Semenkoff
Justin Gay-Semenkoff
Control / CFD Specialist
Justin Gay-Semenkoff
Justin Gay-Semenkoff
Justin Gay-Semenkoff
CFD Specialist
Team sponsors
