KARMAN BRAVO
About
Karman Bravo is a two-stage rocket that is aiming to triple the current UK Open Altitude Record, which Project Sunride has held since 2019. The rocket is aiming for an apogee above 100,000ft, and speeds of over Mach 3. Karman Bravo is a continuation of our ‘Karman Series’ as the successor of Karman Alpha, built on the lessons learned from Karman Alpha’s launch in July 2023. This rocket has gone from concept to launch-ready in 11 months, and four test launches have been made with a full scale test vehicle, Karman Bravo Mock.
Our Karman Series aims to reach the Karman Line (100 km). Be sure to follow along as we aim to reach an apogee of 120,000 ft on the 16th of June 2024.
Karman Bravo Mock
Karman Bravo Mock is a two-stage test vehicle and has been launched a total of four times in an attempt to ready the systems for the launch of Karman Bravo in summer 2024.
The team launched the Karman Bravo Mock rocket for the third time in May 2024 at Midland Rocketry Club. It was launched to test the avionics and recovery systems in their final configuration in preparation for the launch of Karman Bravo in June 2024. It was also a test for integration and assembly so that we could verify our systems could be easily assembled and verified to work prior to launch.
All testing was successful, which left us with not only our first successful two-stage recovery, but also ready to launch in the Mojave Desert at FAR in California.
