UB Students for the Exploration and Development of Space traveled to New Mexico to compete in the world's largest intercollegiate rocket competition, Spaceport America Cup, earning third place in the payload challenge.

UB SEDS students set up for the presentation component of the competition.

Students work on rocket parts.

Students work on the rocket motor.

Students prep their rocket.

The students perform a final check of the rocket.

The rocket is transferred to the launch area.

A student prepares the rocket for a launch.

UB students prep their rocket for a launch.

UB placed third in the Space Dynamics Laboratory Payload Challenge, which is judged based on the rocket’s design, relevancy of the team’s objective, professionalism, survivability, and how well the design accomplishes the established objective.

Additionally, the team placed 26 out of 47 teams in the 10K COTS category (flights to 10,000 feet using a commercial off-the-shelf rocket motor) and placed 32 out of 101 teams overall. From Left to Right: Owen Torres, Dr. Paul Desjardin, Ari Rubinsztejn, and Owen Langrehr with UB's rocket.

UB SEDS students pose with the third place trophy they received for the Space Dynamics Laboratory Payload Challenge.