Next Generation of Liquid Engines | STAR Fall 2026
Description
Space Technologies and Rocketry, also known as STAR, is Berkeley's premier competition rocketry team. With a decade of experience, STAR is an entirely student run and led organization dedicated to pushing the boundaries of collegiate rockets.
Space Technologies and Rocketry is UC Berkeley's premier competition high-power rocketry team. Over the past 10 years, we have successfully completed 18 launches, with 5 taking place in the last year! With the successful launch of our first bi-propellant liquid vehicle ALULA, we are continuing development on our third liquid engine (Diablo). Our vehicles are entirely student-designed, manufactured, and tested, from our custom flight computer to our life support payload KELSE-Y. Committed to having no barriers to entry, STAR has no requirements or applications for members, and everyone who joins takes part in a comprehensive onboarding program. STAR also boasts the longest competition history on campus having previously launched at NASA Student Launch and ESRA Spaceport America Cup, and now participating in FAR-OUT.
STAR is continuing development on its second liquid rocket: LE4. A ablative engine with pressure regulation, it's our most ambitious project yet! We plan to launch LE4's solid motor demonstrator in Fall 2026 while developing the liquid rocket in parallel to be launched in Spring 2027. Funding will be divided between the two parallel projects' development and insurance costs.
Our hundred-plus members work tirelessly to hone their engineering skills by launching rockets, but they cannot reach their full potential without proper funding. These projects additionally push the boundaries of collegiate rocketry and advance the field of low-cost rockets by inventing and testing new technologies. Using our accomplishments and the skills we learn, we lead outreach events with Bay Area pre-college students, inspiring them to pursue engineering.
Email: contact@stars.berkeley.edu
Instagram: instagram.com/starberkeley/
Website: https://stars.berkeley.edu/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/calstar
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ucberkeleystar/
STAR featured in…
The Daily Californian
https://dailycal.org/2023/09/13/star
https://dailycal.org/2023/09/15/job-fair-issue-2023
Berkeley Engineering
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxnpEqYO7cm/?hl=en
$10
Your Name On Our Rocket
Your name will be written on the exterior of a rocket we launch!
$25
Thank You Letter And Sticker
Personalized thank you letter signed by a project lead and STAR sticker + all lower tiers!
$75
Signed Polaroid From Launch
One-of-one Polaroid from a launch + all lower tiers
$150
3D Printed Rocket
A custom 3D printed model of either IREC 2025 or LE3 + all lower tiers!
$250
Visit Our Build Days
Join STAR at a build day at our Richmond Field Station Workspace + + all lower tiers!
$500
Launch Anything On A Rocket!*
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!
$2,500
Join Us At LAUNCH
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.
$5,000
Build A Rocket With You
We will teach you how to build a rocket and go on the journey with you, from design, to manufacturing, to launch
