Akronauts’ Liquid Propulsion Program dates back to 2020 when it started as part of the senior design project of graduating members. In 2021, the team began working on the VENM 4 engine, which led to the first successfully hot fire performed in Ohio by collegiate teams on September 10th, 2022.
Now, the team is focused on developing a flight vehicle to launch with an iteration of the VENM engine, called VENM Launch Vehicle (VLV), and testing HORNET, a 3D-Printed in GRCop-42 Regeneratively Cooled engine.
