PREPARING THE MARS GENERATION

Leeds' first student rocketry team

2022 Spaceport America cUp By the Numbers

In June 2022, LURA set the record for the best performance of any UK team at the Spaceport America Cup ever. 

In addition to a nominal flight of our Gryphon I rocket, we were awarded a 2nd place innovation award for our novel parachute ejection system.

Innovation Award
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COTS 10,000 ft Category
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Overall Place
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Technical Report Score
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Overall Design Score
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Altitude Prediction Error
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2022 Spaceport America cUp By the Numbers

In June 2022, LURA set the record for the best performance of any UK team at the Spaceport America Cup ever. 

In addition to a nominal flight of our Gryphon I rocket, we were awarded a 2nd place innovation award for our novel parachute ejection system.

Innovation Award
0 nd
COTS 10,000 ft Category
0 th
Overall Place
0 th
Technical Report Score
0 %
Overall Design Score
0 %
Altitude Prediction Error
0 %

Our Projects

Our inaugural project. A simple and robust launch vehicle designed to compete in the 10,000 ft COTS solid category of the 2022 Spaceport America Cup.

Render of the Gryphon 1
Image coming soon

Our newest project. The Gryphon II is a supersonic, high powered rocket designed to take the UK student altitude record from UK soil.

Leeds’ first ever rocket engine. Louie is a liquid bi-propellant propulsion system that will build the foundation for future engines.

Render of the Louis engine
Render of the Pathfinder rocket

Project Aptos is developing our first aerodynamically controlled stability augmentation system for our rockets.

LURA aims to be the leading student rocketry team in the UK

LURA aims to be the leading student rocketry team in the UK