PROJECT
ATLAS

The first high-power research rocket in Romania

One of Romania’s few programs giving students a real start in aerospace, beginning with a high-power research rocket collecting atmospheric data.
From rockets to drones and satellites, we take students beyond textbooks and into building real systems for the future.

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Atlas.

// H-CLASS MOTOR · 1.500 m · DART-1 PAYLOAD

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PURPOSE
To transform a simple launch into a real data-driven experience.
DART-1 captures live atmospheric and flight data during ascent, turning a moment in the sky into something students can explore, analyze, and understand.

MISSION
To bring real-world science into the hands of students.
Every flight generates authentic datasets — temperature, pressure, radiation, motion — used by students to build projects based on reality, not theory.

IMPORTANCE
Because learning changes when the data is real.
Instead of solving predefined problems, students work with raw information captured from an actual mission — developing critical thinking, analysis skills, and a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Nose Cone

Von Kármán ogive profile. Fiberglass shell, machined aluminum tip. Minimizes drag coefficient through transonic regime.

Length: 280mmMass: 85gCd: 0.42

DART-1

Payload Deep Atmosphere Research Telemetry. ESP32-S3 dual-core processor. 100Hz sampling across all channels. LoRa 868MHz downlink. SD card backup.

ESP32-S3100Hz sample rateDual storage

Recovery System

Dual-deploy Parachute Drogue at apogee, main at 250m AGL. Jolly Logic Chute Release — no pyrotechnic charges required.

Drogue: 60cmMain: 120cmDescent: 5 m/s

Propulsion

Cesaroni Pro38 I285-CL. Reloadable composite motor. 512 Newton-seconds total impulse in a 1.8-second burn.

Thrust: 285N avgImpulse: 512 N·sBurn: 1.8s

Aerodynamics

G10 fiberglass 3 trapezoidal CNC-cut fins at 120° spacing. Static stability margin exceeds 1.5 calibers for safe transonic flight.

Material: G10Count: 3 × 120°Margin: 1.5 cal

Atlas is airborne.

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PROJECT
ATLAS

Atlas.

PURPOSE
To transform a simple launch into a real data-driven experience.
DART-1 captures live atmospheric and flight data during ascent, turning a moment in the sky into something students can explore, analyze, and understand.

MISSION
To bring real-world science into the hands of students.
Every flight generates authentic datasets — temperature, pressure, radiation, motion — used by students to build projects based on reality, not theory.

IMPORTANCE
Because learning changes when the data is real.
Instead of solving predefined problems, students work with raw information captured from an actual mission — developing critical thinking, analysis skills, and a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Nose Cone

DART-1

Recovery System

Propulsion

Aerodynamics

Atlas is airborne.

ERIK
CULESCU

DART-1 Sensor Suite

PROJECTATLAS

Atlas.

PURPOSETo transform a simple launch into a real data-driven experience.DART-1 captures live atmospheric and flight data during ascent, turning a moment in the sky into something students can explore, analyze, and understand.

MISSIONTo bring real-world science into the hands of students.Every flight generates authentic datasets — temperature, pressure, radiation, motion — used by students to build projects based on reality, not theory.

IMPORTANCEBecause learning changes when the data is real.Instead of solving predefined problems, students work with raw information captured from an actual mission — developing critical thinking, analysis skills, and a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Nose Cone

DART-1

Recovery System

Propulsion

Aerodynamics

Atlas is airborne.

ERIKCULESCU

PROJECT
ATLAS

PURPOSE
To transform a simple launch into a real data-driven experience.
DART-1 captures live atmospheric and flight data during ascent, turning a moment in the sky into something students can explore, analyze, and understand.

MISSION
To bring real-world science into the hands of students.
Every flight generates authentic datasets — temperature, pressure, radiation, motion — used by students to build projects based on reality, not theory.

IMPORTANCE
Because learning changes when the data is real.
Instead of solving predefined problems, students work with raw information captured from an actual mission — developing critical thinking, analysis skills, and a deeper understanding of the world around them.

ERIK
CULESCU