Space Team Aachen e.V.

Our project TRACER has been accepted into the REXUS program! TRACER researches transpiration cooling as a viable heat shield for a spacecraft and will launch an experiment with REXUS to realize this concept and gain data about this technology. The REXUS program is a German-Swedish research program led by DLR that allows students from Europe to launch experiments on a sounding rocket. A collaboration of several teams, working on diverse experiments, will launch from Sweden, in spring 2026, and reach an altitude of 80km. #aerospace #tracer #rocketry #rexus #rwthaachen #fhaachen #studentinitiative #space #rocket

Our new project is up and running! We're excited to start developing our entry to the EuRoC 2026 competition in Portugal ! The first joint group event was completed successfully by 30 new and old Space Team Aachen members. The coming period will present us with many challenges, but we are nevertheless looking forward to finally being able to represent the Space Team Aachen again. #spaceteamaachen #rocketry #aerospace #engeneering #rocketscience #rwthaachenuniversity #fhaachen

🚀 Exciting 2025 Goals for the Scorpius Rover Team! The Scorpius project is starting into the semester highly motivated. We prepare for the European Rover Challenge (ERC), an exciting competition organized and hosted by the European Space Foundation and the AGH University of Krakow with the support of various local and international partners, including ESA and many other space organizations 🌍 🤖 The software team is currently implementing autonomous navigation algorithms in ROS, a robotics framework that allows us to create a 3D digital twin to simulate the rover’s movement across Mars-like terrain and also supports real-time control of the rover itself. Our mechanical team is extending their CAD models with new details and features, while also preparing for rapid, rigorous testing. Further work is done on our self-developed 6-axis manipulator, to best accomplish the mission objectives ahead of us. The electronics team is focused on managing onboard data handling, ensuring efficient logging and processing, while also developing algorithms to control and monitor the motors driving the rover. 🎯 You are enthusiastic about space exploration and want to contribute to the development of our rover? We’re looking for new members to join our project! Whether you’re into software, mechanics, or electronics, we’d love to have you on board. Special thanks to Infineon Technologies for their generous sponsorship of parts! #SpaceTeamAachen #Scorpius #rover #ERC2025 #studentinitiative #aerospace #space #engineering

We had a great time at the Space Tech Expo Europe 2024 last week🚀✨ We really appreciate the opportunity to connect with so many important colleagues in the space sector and can’t wait for next year! #spacetechexpo2024 #spaceteamaachen #space #aerospace #rocketry #rockets #studentinitiative

A huge success for Space Team Aachen e.V.! 😀 STAHR, the largest and most ambitious rocket of the student initiative, has been launched from the Esrange Space Center in Sweden and it reached an altitude of more than 21 kilometers. 🚀 💪 The launch was the grand finale of a two-week launch campaign. “These two weeks have been very exhausting, draining, and emotional for all of us,” said David Tritsch, one of the three project leaders. “I would be lying if I said I never had any doubts that it would all work out.” Shortly before launch, it was decided that STAHR would fly with the recovery system switched off, so the rocket fell back down to earth freely. Despite this, “we can say that it was a successful mission,” says Valerie Ring. “We have all learnt a lot.” ‘Despite STAHR's ballistic flight, the mission was a huge success,’ says Malte Kerstan. ”There aren't many clubs that can say that they have successfully completed a project of this magnitude.” 👍 ➡https://lnkd.in/dwUEiUkQ #space #rocket #spaceteam #students #STAHR #aerospace #research Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. SSC - Swedish Space Corporation Elias Graber Clemens Wotjak Dominik Neumann Natalie Wächter Institut für Strukturmechanik und Leichtbau (SLA) @ RWTH Aachen University 吕喆阳 Emil Kochovski Daniel Gros Inka Büschemann Rahul Thomas Kurian Timo Markus ITA Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University Steffen Bitterich Luise Saft FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik der RWTH Aachen University Fakultät für Maschinenwesen der RWTH Aachen University

A Journey to 21km with STAHR 🚀 After over three years of intense dedication and late nights, STAHR—our biggest and most ambitious rocket—finally launched. Each member of our Systems Engineering, Propulsion, MechSys, Structures, and Electronics teams played a crucial role in bringing STAHR to life. On October 24, STAHR soared 21 km high, taking off from Esrange Space Center in Sweden with the help of German Aerospace Center (DLR) and SSC - Swedish Space Corporation As with any ambitious launch, we faced challenges. After minor challenges postponed our launch to Thursday, a larger issue arose: on Wednesday night, we found that the pyros responsible for deploying our parachutes had ignited unexpectedly. While replacing them was straightforward, we couldn’t pinpoint the cause. With two flight computers onboard for redundancy, we couldn’t determine which triggered the ignition. After a careful discussion, we made the difficult decision to disable the recovery system. Although it meant we wouldn’t recover STAHR in one piece—or possibly find it at all—we knew this was the only way to see STAHR take flight. Despite flying ballistically, STAHR was a huge success for our club and ourselves. Working on a project of this scale taught us invaluable lessons and connected us with incredible partners. We are excited to see where our projects take us next! Ad Astra ex Aachen. #spaceteamaachen #launch #dlr #ssc #space #aerospace #rocketry #studentinitiative

STAHR has launched! 🚀 On October 24 at 15:00, STAHR soared from Esrange Space Center, reaching an apogee of over 21 km - the highest rocket launch in Space Team Aachen’s history! A huge thank you to German Aerospace Center (DLR) and SSC - Swedish Space Corporation for their support at Esrange; this launch wouldn’t have been possible without you. Stay tuned for more photos, videos, and stories about the challenges and triumphs we experienced in Sweden! #spaceteamaachen #rwthaachen #fhaachen #rocketry #rocket #space #aerospace #dlr #studentinitiative #engineering

Just over a week ago at #IAC2024 in Milan🇮🇹, Nicolas Heyn had the incredible opportunity to give an interactive presentation about our TRACE project and its flight earlier this year. Our presentation was selected as one of the top 55 from 1800 interactive submissions, highlighting the quality and impact of our work! Engaging with other industry leaders and space enthusiasts about our mission was inspiring. We’re excited to drive forward the future of space exploration together! 🚀🌌 #spaceteamaachen #space #aerospace #engineering #spaceexploration #studentinitiative

Students from Aachen, Germany, have reached new heights—literally! After years of hard work, they successfully launched their hybrid rocket, STERN-III STAHR (Space Team Aachen e.V. Hybrid Rocket), from Esrange Space Center on October 24, 2024. 🎉 As part of the STERN (STudentische ExperimentalRaketeN) program, funded by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the students designed, built, and launched their rocket, including crafting the engine themselves. "It’s pretty crazy," says student Sebastian Hessel, who has been on the project for three years. “We have the possibility to test a lot of stuff, things that you normally wouldn’t have the chance to do commercially. With the funding from DLR we have also the time to try out new technologies” he concludes. Let’s congratulate them on a successful launch! Pictured in the images: Florian Merz, Valerie Ring, Sebastian Hessel, Andre Kopeetschkin #spacestudents #studentrocket #futureinspace

Open Day 31.10🚀 If you’re interested in joining us and want to learn more about our projects and teams please pay us a visit! Our open day will take place on October 31st in the Aula 1, RWTH Aachen from 12 to 4pm. See you there 🤩 #spaceteamaachen #openday #rocketry #rockets #space #students #joinourteam #rwthaachenuniversity #fhaachen