Context
Model rocketry turned abstract mechanics into immediate design questions: stability, structure, mass distribution and the discipline of testing physical assumptions.
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Project 04Earlier work · Hands-on engineering
Experimental Model Rocketry
A formative project in designing, building and testing model rockets—an early lesson in learning by making, measuring and revising a design.
StatusEarlier project
My partStudent engineer
AreaEarlier work · Hands-on engineering
Core toolsAerodynamics · Structural reasoning · CAD · Testing
My work
- Designed and built a series of model rockets with attention to stability and structural behaviour.
- Used repeated testing to refine geometry and understand the gap between calculations and physical outcomes.
- Completed related coursework through IIT and documented the engineering process.
Notes / next
What I learned
- Testing made weak assumptions visible quickly.
- Iteration works best when each test has a clear question.
- Hands-on curiosity became the thread that later led me toward robotics and automation.
Next
- Keep the project as a record of early engineering curiosity.
- Apply the same test-and-learn discipline to safer, more instrumented robotics projects.
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