4am, Launch Day, 21 June, 2023. Alicia Smith wakes with a surge of adrenaline. Excitement! Its Launch Day – time to go! Smith, a fourth-year Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace) student at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, and her team, are far from home.
A team of Canterbury students are coming back to earth after building and launching a winning rocket 10km into the sky at an international aerospace competition. The Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) student team won their .