Our Crowdfunding Groups
We did it!
Your support this year has been invaluable. Thanks to all of you, we met and exceeded our goal of 15,000 dollars from 150 donors, which will be critical for funding our projects and ensuring STAR thrives in the coming years. Whether you are an alum, family member, or friend of someone on STAR, we would like to express our gratitude and celebrate this milestone with you!
Project Updates
Excalibur: Our solid motor rocket Camelot is our competition vehicle this year for IREC, which will be launching in June of 2025 and representing STAR against the teams from other universities.
TRISTAN: Standing for Thruster-based Reconnaissance Instrument for Scientific Tracking and Atmospheric Navigation, Tristan is the payload vehicle that will be launching on Camelot at IREC 2025.
Universal Intro Project: To teach our new members the fundamentals of rocketry, all those who joined STAR this semester are working on one of four rockets we are launching on December 7th. They’ve been involved every step of the way, learning the manufacturing, simulations, and electronic processes of building a rocket.
LE3: STAR is building its third liquid engine rocket, powered by kerosene and liquid oxygen. We’re extremely excited to continue working on this rocket and prepare it to go to IREC in 2026.The engine will static fire in the coming months
Donation Perks
We are eager to get you your perks as soon as possible!
Your Name On Our Rocket - Your name will be written on our Excalibur test launch in March 2025. We will send you a photo of your name when it flies!
Thank You Letter & Sticker - Will arrive by the end of 2024
Signed Polaroid at Launch - The photo will be sent once the STAR member you donated to attends launch. Ask your member when that will be to find out!
3D Printed Rocket - Will arrive by the end of 2024
Visit Our Build Days - STAR will be in contact with you soon!
Launch Anything on a Rocket - STAR will be in contact with you soon!
Again, we want to thank you so much for donating to STAR. It’s a privilege to have you as part of our community and we wouldn’t be able to do the incredible things we do without your support.
Your name will be written on the exterior of a rocket we launch!
Personalized thank you letter signed by a project lead and STAR sticker + all lower tiers!
One-of-one Polaroid from a launch + all lower tiers
A custom 3D printed model of either IREC 2025 or LE3 + all lower tiers!
Join STAR at a build day at our Richmond Field Station Workspace + + all lower tiers!
Mail us either an item under three cubic inches and under one ounce or a sheet of 11" x 8.5" printer paper with anything on it!
Join us at one of our test launches at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR). Includes transportation from Berkeley to the launch site and back.
We will teach you how to build a rocket and go on the journey with you, from design, to manufacturing, to launch
