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Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering

Acronym	DARE
Headquarters	Delft, Netherlands 51°59′58.1″N 4°22′34.8″E
President	Myron Koster
Website	dare.tudelft.nl
Official Langauge	English
Members	80
Organisation	Student Association
Established	2001
Current Projects	SRP, Cansat and Stratos 2

Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering is a student-run society within Delft University of Technology, with over 100 members. The main focus of the group is the development of rocket technology. All development, from engines to electronics, are developed in-house. The group is behind the Stratos 2 project, with the breaking the student record in amateur rocketry by reaching 50 km. The group previously reached 12 km at Esrange in Sweden in 2009. Approximately 70 percent of members come from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, with the remaining 30% coming from other faculties.

History

DARE was founded in 2001 by six students. It is one of the university's Dream Teams, to which Nuna, Forze and DUT Racing are included.

Launches

DARE typically has two launchdays a year, conducted from a military site in the north of the Netherlands.

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•   SRP
•   Cansat
•   Other

Facilities

DARE operates two labs, one manufacturing-orientated workshop (Laika Lab) and a second lab for more development work (Korolev Lab), in addition to using other university facilities as necessary.

Projects

DARE has a number of teams working on specific areas, although these will collaborate as necessary.

SRP (Small Rocket Project)

The Small Rocket Project (colloquially known as the Scrambled Eggs Competition) is DARE's program to introduce first year members to the principles of rocketry. The aim is to launch a rocket to 1km with an egg and returning it intact. The groups are limited to a 75 euro budget although are provided an solid engine.

Cansat

DARE was also actively involved in building the launchers for the Dutch CanSat project.

Stratos 1

Stratos 1 set the record for the highest student rocket, at 12.3 km. It was launched from Esrange in Sweden in 2009. It was a two-staged rocket. Unfortunately, the parachute failed to deploy and the loads were lost on return, although altitude data could be gathered from the launch range equipment. It consisted of two solid-fuel rocket stages.

Stratos 2

Stratos 2 is DARE's biggest undertaking and aims to reach 50 km, breaking their previous record for student rocketry. The rocket is powered by a single-stage hybrid engine, which has a peak output above 10,000kN. The approximate burn time of the engine will be 25 seconds, before it cuts out and continues to coast to the apogee. It will also carry several payloads for universities and have cameras to record the journey.