UC Aerospace

[Steven Pietrobon]

UC Aerospace from the University of Canterbury is an amateur rocketry association in New Zealand that is attempting to reach over 100 km using their two stage Into The Black sounding rocket.

https://www.ucaerospace.com/intotheblack.html

The first flight was on 2 March 2019 UTC but the second stage did not fire.

[Steven Pietrobon]

Some belated news. They launched Into The Black II on 23 July 2021 21:04 UTC which reached 33,011 m and Into The Black III on 27 January 2022 22:49 UTC which reached an unknown altitude due to loss of communications. The aim of the third flight was to reach 140 km apogee.

https://www.epa.govt.nz/industry-areas/eez-marine-activities/previous-applications-and-activities/space-vehicle-launches/
https://www.ucaerospace.com/programs/spaceshot/

https://twitter.com/ucaerospacenz/status/1420136518081859586

"On Saturday 24th July at 9:04am, UC Aerospace launched a two stage high power sounding rocket, Into the Black II, from Kaitorete Spit. This is the second launch in a series with the ultimate goal of getting a student designed and built rocket into space. This was the largest and most complex launch our club has ever done, and we are ecstatic to share our achievements: Apogee (maximum) altitude 33,011m. Record for the highest student rocket flight outside of the United States of America. Three times the previous Australasian altitude record for a student rocket flight. Seven times the altitude achieved by the initial Into the Black rocket. We would like to thank our sponsors and supporters - we couldn't have done this without you! University of Canterbury, NIWA, Rodin Cars, Kilwell Fibretube, Dawn Aerospace, Rocket Lab, New Zealand Space Agency, TL Parker, New Zealand Rocketry Association, Van Tiel Pyrotechnics, Garden City Helicopters, Outback Communications, Adgraphix."

https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-events/news/canterbury-aerospace-students-fire-rocket-into-the-black