{"id":27,"date":"2023-08-31T17:12:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T17:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-10-29T17:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T21:43:06","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgb(133,117,69) 0%,rgb(31,41,87) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e79d960a2848667175bb886f0fa2867a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/emergence-series-rockets\/\">Emergence Series<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/emergence-series-rockets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/Emergence-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/Emergence-2-1.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/Emergence-2-1.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/Emergence-2-1.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/Emergence-2-1.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/Emergence-2-1.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">High Altitude Series Rockets<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c06454faa89b7880de516571962379f9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/spaceport-america\/\">Spaceport America<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/spaceport-america\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3072\" height=\"4080\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/PXL_20230622_191651977.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/PXL_20230622_191651977.jpg 3072w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/PXL_20230622_191651977.jpg?resize=226,300 226w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/PXL_20230622_191651977.jpg?resize=768,1020 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/PXL_20230622_191651977.jpg?resize=771,1024 771w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/PXL_20230622_191651977.jpg?resize=1157,1536 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/03\/PXL_20230622_191651977.jpg?resize=1542,2048 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3072px) 100vw, 3072px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">30k SRAD Spaceport America Cup Rockets<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgb(133,117,69) 0%,rgb(31,41,87) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c660a298ed5c8c2eff94214e12d251a9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/vlv-venm-launch-vehicle\/\">Liquid Flight Vechicles<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/06\/VLV_Launch.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/06\/VLV_Launch.png 1130w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/akronauts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1635\/2024\/06\/VLV_Launch.png?resize=300,230 300w, 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