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Looking back at Narlikar 🚀
Named in honor of Jayant Narlikar, this was the engine laid the foundation for our liquid propulsion program
On 19 July 2025, Narlikar roared to life in a 1kN hotfire producing brilliant mach diamonds
Every engine has a story. This is where ours began
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Rocketry is amazing.
Until it's 2 AM and you're carrying iron barricades, assembling trusses moving tanks and tightening straps because a 3 kN rocket engine has strong opinions about staying attached to Earth
People see the fire
The team remembers the lifting
#LASC @lascspace
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Looking back at Narlikar 🚀
Named in honor of Jayant Narlikar, this was the engine laid the foundation for our liquid propulsion program
On 19 July 2025, Narlikar roared to life in a 1kN hotfire producing brilliant mach diamonds
Every engine has a story. This is where ours began
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The aftermath. 🔥
Just 6 seconds of burn time.
The exhaust plume displaced dust across the test site, leaving behind a distinct V shaped pattern on the ground.
A reminder of the energy released during Narlikar's hot fire. 🚀
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Standing tall under the night sky, our champions Sahasra and Vikrant remind us how far we've come. 🚀
After carrying our dreams to the world stage at LASC Brazil, they now look ahead to their successor, Dhawan, ready for its turn to reach the skies. ✨
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Thank you!
The PCB is just the tip of the iceberg. Other than board much larger effort involving propulsion, structures, recovery, manufacturing, testing, and a team constantly pushing to improve.
We're proud of how far we've come, but we're even more excited about what's next.
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Which side are you on? ⚔️
ESP32 vs STM32
#ESP32 #STM32 #EmbeddedSystems #Electronics #Rocketry #Aerospace #Engineering #TechTwitter
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May 27
0402 components are cool until one jumps off the tweezers and enters another dimension 😭
First time soldered them today 🚀
A solid 50% of the work was just trying not to loose component on the table and flip them
Saas lene mai bhi dar lag raha tha😶🌫️
#Rocketry #Engineering #SMD
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May 26
Composite airframe testing day
Tested multiple in house fiberglass tubes on a UTM to study axial compression, buckling, and failure behaviour.
Diff. layer counts and fabrication methods were compared for future rocket airframes.
Every crushed tube = better data
#aerospace
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May 16
Honored to be supported by people who believe in pushing boundaries.
What once sounded impossible is now being built, tested & flown by student teams around the world.
The future of rocketry is being built in workshops like STES Rocketry🚀@LanderChallenge
@MuskFoundation
May 14
We just partnered with the Musk Foundation to give out $175k in grants to advance the frontier of collegiate rocketry.
This is in addition to the $390k we’re already giving out to collegiate teams building propulsive self-landing rockets.
When we first started, people laughed and told us what we were attempting would be impossible.
2 years later, several student teams have achieved both TVC and throttled hotfire with liquid engines, and they are making fast progress on their hoppers. We’re already seeing hover attempts at a collegiate level!
These kids are doing this on 0.001% of a typical rocket budget, dedicating 80 hour weeks without any pay to build some of the most capable rockets outside of industry.
The reason why so many people fall in love with space and rocketry is because it is proof that humanity is capable of the impossible.
We want to continue to advance that mission.
Back to work.
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This is what it’s all about
Building, learning, and sharing the love for electronics🙌
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Apr 18
A step that accelerates what comes next.
We are pleased to announce that STES Rocketry is supported by the Lander Challenge under Project Definity, backed by the Musk Foundation.🚀
This support advances our 3 km liquid rocket and vertical lander vision.
To infinity & beyond🚀
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2 Dec 2025
Another proud achievement for the team:
India’s first liquid rocket, Project Vikrant, won 2nd prize in the Liquid/Hybrid category. The Patankar Liquid Engine, developed in-house, powered this accomplishment & marked a major milestone for India in student rocketry.
#LASC2025
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2 Dec 2025
Both achievements place STES Rocketry among the top student rocketry teams internationally & reinforce our commitment to advancing student led space tech in India. We are proud & excited about our wins at LASC 2025, celebrating the hard work, dedication & passion of our team.
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2 Feb 2021
Information Available for Public Disclosure:
Student Handbook
Learn more about the team and it's projects from the student handbook. Find your copy and download now from forms.gle/s9y5qcQBAYXX9SuQA
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15 Aug 2020
On this Independence Day, we take a pledge to fulfill the vision of "a self-reliant India" and contribute to taking the country to new heights by using indigenous methods and products.
जय हिंद! 🇮🇳🚀
#indianIndependenceDay2020
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