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We Are Bluebird

We are a team of high school students aiming to be the first high school team to design, build, and fly a self-developed liquid-fueled rocket to space.

With the successful hotfire of Cardinal, Bluebird became one of the only high school organizations in the world capable of developing a bipropellant engine.

Our Projects

Cardinal

Engine

Our first project, Cardinal, is a self-developed liquid bipropellant engine. At the time of its firing it became the largest rocket engine ever developed by high school students in the United States. The Cardinal static fire campaign will continue soon with several upgrades.

Canary

Vehicle

Canary, Bluebird’s first rocket, is a I-class solid that will test our flight computer, state estimations and recovery architecture, as we prepare to fly larger liquid rockets. Canary also features the first ever high school attempt at supersonic aerodynamic guidance.

Versor

Avionics

Versor is a flight computer that we have developed in house. With dual-deploy, state estimation, data logging, telemetry and PWM capabilities, it will serve as the basis for all future Bluebird flight avionics.

G∞SE

GSE

Goose is the ground support equipment system for Cardinal. Modular in its design, Goose includes a test stand capable of delivering up to 1.8 kg/s of mass flow rate at up to 1000 psi, and a custom PCB called Genesis that automatically sequences its valves.