Hopes and dreams Darren Moynihan, Luke O’Mara, John Magnier UCC Rocketry and Space Exploration Society

As various nations prepare for future lunar landings, interest in space exploration has never been greater especially in Ireland. In Cork the UCC Rocketry and Space Exploration Society which was founded last year has been very busy, launching 5 rockets. To find out more about what the UCC Rocketry and Space Exploration Society are doing and the Irish interest in space exploration I spoke to members of the UCC Rocketry and Space Exploration Society.

The members told me when they started the society, Ireland’s first flight computer, Mach-26 Rocketry competition, For All Mankind and more:

More about UCC Rocketry and Space Exploration Society:

Since being founded last year, they have launched 5 rockets. This includes Prometheus, their largest rocket yet which got  5th in the Mach-X Rocketry and Cansat Competition in their respective category.

Their current projects include:

Ireland’s first flight computer, recently test-launched in Portlaw, Waterford.

Liquid propellant motor, currently under construction for the Race 2 Space competition, where their design review ranked third in their category.

Ireland’s first two-stage rocket, scheduled to fly this summer in the Mach-26 Rocketry Competition.

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