2Space – Student Rocket Team Romania

A student NGO founded in 2021 in Bucharest, dedicated to aerospace engineering. We design supersonic rockets and compete at the Spaceport America Cup.

Overview

2Space – a student NGO founded in 2021 in Bucharest. We design supersonic rockets and compete every year at the Spaceport America Cup (New Mexico, USA).

About the organization

2Space is a student NGO founded in 2021 in Bucharest, dedicated to the space industry. We design and launch supersonic rockets and compete every year at the Spaceport America Cup, the world's largest intercollegiate rocketry competition. Our team brings together over 40 student volunteers organized into the Structure, Electronics, Satellite and Logistics departments.

Aerospace projects

  1. YODA (2025) — The 2Space rocket for Spaceport America Cup 2025. 3 m long, Mach 1.74, apogee over 10,000 m, peak acceleration 426.83 ft/s².
  2. NOR (2024) — The third 2Space rocket, launched at Spaceport America Cup 2024. 30,000 ft altitude, Mach 2.05, in-house SRAD airbrakes system and an experimental vacuum-chamber payload.
  3. LUNA (2023) — A supersonic rocket in the 30K solid COTS category. Mach 2.05, acceleration 485.56 ft/s², 39.8 s to apogee, 604 s total flight. Launched in New Mexico.
  4. EVA (2021–2022) — The first 2Space supersonic rocket. 9,000 m altitude, Mach 2.05, real-time telemetry with 4 SRAD PCBs.

Team and support

38 volunteer members across four departments — Structure, Electronics, Satellite and Logistics. Supported by 6 institutional partners and 21 sponsors.

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Institutional partners and competitions

Politehnica București (UPB) · Spaceport America Cup · Experimental Sounding Rocket Association · European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC)