University of Florida's Premier Aerospace Design Team
SWAMP LAUNCH
Swamp Launch rocket

Built by Gators. Engineered in the swamp. Launched into the unknown.

IREC
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This Semester

Milestones

September 9

GBM #1

IREC Early Fall

Subsonic Test Flight

Development October 10th

Orpheus and Eurydice
Block II

IREC Late Fall

Supersonic Test Flight

The Team

Students designing, building, and flying high-power rockets from the ground up — airframe to avionics.

Meet the team

Our Mission

“Cultivate the engineer, elevate the institution, pierce the Kármán line.”

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Swamp Launch rocket ascending through clouds
Latest Launch

Earthquake

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Latest Development Launch

Orpheus and Eurydice

Development
Sponsors

Fuel the Mission

Every launch is funded by the people and companies who back us. Sponsorship tiers rise with altitude — the higher you go, the more visibility you get.

Troposphere
Entry tier
Stratosphere
Supporter
Mesosphere
Partner
Thermosphere
Mission Sponsor
Exosphere
Title Sponsor