As UBC's First and Only Indigenous Design Team, we were partially founded to bring a Vancouver team to NASA’s First Nations Launch (FNL). Stoodis, meaning “Let’s Do This!” is Thunderbird Aerospace’s first solid-fueled rocket, designed for robust, passive flights for varied of flight envelopes in subsonic, transonic, and supersonic regime. In 2024, we were able to successfully launch Stoodis at FNL. In 2025, we competed again, this time with the integration of a payload that takes high-speed measurements of flight and atmospheric data using an OTS microcontroller and sensors. This leaves us with two versions of Stoodis.
Some key features are:
T6 6061 Aluminum Nosecone Tip
PA12CF 3D Printed Nosecone
PA6GF 3D Printed Avionics Bay
G12 Fiberglass Bodytube
PA6GF 3D Printed Fincan
T6 6061 Aluminum Waterjet Fins
Design:
5.5" Diameter
70" Length
8200g Mass
Stoodis at FNL 2024
Stoodis at FNL 2025