{"id":24290,"date":"2023-12-13T10:55:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/stories\/iclr-next-gen-nimbus-rocket\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:51:51","slug":"iclr-next-gen-nimbus-rocket","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en-uk\/stories\/iclr-next-gen-nimbus-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperial College of London Rocketry builds Next-Gen NIMBUS Rocket with Precision CNC Machined Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Industry:<\/strong> Rockets, Aerospace, Space, Aeronautics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manufacturing process used:<\/strong> Aluminium CNC Machining, Blue Anodising&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Challenge:<\/strong> Produce essential rocket parts in rapid time to build NIMBUS rocket for launch at EuRoc 23 competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solution:<\/strong> Utilising Xometry\u2019s massive manufacturing network, produce precision CNC machined parts in just a few weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Imperial College of London Rocketry (ICLR) is a student-led team of talented future aerospace engineers, developing experimental rockets, with the aim to break the UK altitude record and one day reach space. Their flagship rocket known as NIMBUS, features a throttleable liquid rocket motor developed in-house, as well as a range of student-designed and researched rocket components. Since its creation in 2018, the team has had over 100 students working tirelessly to achieve its goals.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nimbus-the-first-uk-student-liquid-propellant-rocket\"><strong>NIMBUS, the First UK Student Liquid Propellant Rocket<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>NIMBUS is a next-generation rocket, featuring the first ever student built liquid propellant engine. Together with Xometry\u2019s support, the ICLR team brought to life some incredibly important parts of the NIMBUS rocket airframe and propulsion system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Team-with-their-NIMBUS-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"ICLR Team with their NIMBUS\" class=\"wp-image-21686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Team-with-their-NIMBUS-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Team-with-their-NIMBUS-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Team-with-their-NIMBUS-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Team-with-their-NIMBUS.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Team-with-their-NIMBUS.webp\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-24290\" data-caption=\"ICLR Team with their NIMBUS\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Team-with-their-NIMBUS.webp\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ICLR Team with their NIMBUS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blue-anodised-parts-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"Blue anodised parts\" class=\"wp-image-21698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blue-anodised-parts-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blue-anodised-parts-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blue-anodised-parts-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blue-anodised-parts.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blue-anodised-parts.webp\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-24290\" data-caption=\"Blue anodised parts\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blue-anodised-parts.webp\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blue anodised parts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first part, the tank end caps, sealed the custom oxidiser tank, which held the high-pressure Nitrous Oxide used to power the rocket engine THANOS, which was possible to manufacture with Xometry\u2019s mass reduction design. Similarly integral, was the incredible new clamp band system that separates the nose cone to deploy the parachute and safely recover the NIMBUS rocket after flight launch. Xometry\u2019s high-quality precision manufacturing capabilities helped the ICLR team produce our nose cone integration part and stinger tube coupler, both essential for the structural rigidity of the rocket\u2019s airframe and experiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21710\" style=\"object-fit:cover;max-width:400px;max-height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket.webp\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-24290\" data-caption=\"\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket.webp\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1-1024x575.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21722\" style=\"object-fit:cover;max-width:400px;max-height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1-1024x575.webp 1024w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1.webp\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-24290\" data-caption=\"\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-1.webp\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe collaboration with Xometry helped us produce all these amazing parts our team has designed, allowing us to build NIMBUS&nbsp; and compete at EuRoC 2023! We are incredibly thankful for Xometry\u2019s support and excited about future collaboration.\u201d Jason Aretaios, MEng Aeronautical Engineering student and partnerships manager for the NIMBUS rocket project.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"euroc23-an-experience-of-highs-and-lows\"><strong>EuroC23, An Experience of Highs and Lows<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The European Rocketry Challenge \u2013 EuRoC is the first rocket launch competition for European university teams. The <a href=\"http:\/\/ptspace.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portuguese Space Agency<\/a> created the competition in 2020 and has since gathered teams from various European countries in the Alentejo region. Based on constant and sustained growth, the 2023 edition of the competition has the support of the Portuguese Army and the Municipality of Const\u00e2ncia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year 2023, the competition attracted student engineers from all over Europe for a chance to launch and compete with their own specialised rockets. Judged on the technical build, rocket design, launch flight success and the team&#8217;s collaboration. EuroC stimulates young people\u2019s interest in STEM (Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics).<\/p>\n\n\n    <section class=\"article-slider-block\">\r\n        <div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\r\n            <!-- Swiper -->\r\n            <div class=\"swiper mySwiper2 article-slider-display\">\r\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-3.webp\" alt=\"\"\r\n                                    >\r\n                                    <a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-3.webp\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-caption=\"\" aria-label=\"Open full image\">\r\n                                        <img 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By the second day, the ICLR team had concluded their checks following the completed assembly. Their NIMBUS rocket was ready to be reviewed by Flight Readiness (FRR), a panel of EuroC experts responsible for ensuring the rocket&#8217;s flight worthiness and safety. After the expert&#8217;s rigorous examination, the NIMBUS rocket received approval for flight, successfully passing the FRR. That day marked a significant milestone for the ICLR team with their fully assembled rocket prepared on the paddock. Each sub-team had all their systems ready and in place prepared for launch the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With any engineering project comes successes and failures but the most important aspect is what engineers learn along the way, pick up and utilise in their next design. The next day at EuRoC arrived, the day to launch the NIMBUS rocket &#8211; the sky was the limit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><div class=\"wp-block-image__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-2-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-2.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><a class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-2.webp\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-24290\" data-caption=\"\" aria-label=\"Open full image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICLR-Rocket-2.webp\" class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg class=\"wp-block-image__fancy-box-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n               <path d=\"M0 2V6H2V2H6V0H2C0.895 0 0 0.895 0 2ZM2 12H0V16C0 17.105 0.895 18 2 18H6V16H2V12ZM16 16H12V18H16C17.105 18 18 17.105 18 16V12H16V16ZM16 0H12V2H16V6H18V2C18 0.895 17.105 0 16 0Z\" fill=\"#092C47\"\/>\r\n             <\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, due to a tank failure that could not be repaired in the remaining duration of EuRoC, the ICLR team were unable to launch NIMBUS after all their hard work. However, the team did not take this as a failure but a learnt lesson and are motivated more than ever to launch their NIMBUS rocket at the next available opportunity. It was evident that the ICLR team\u2019s perseverance is exceptional and all that hard work was not going to waste &#8211;\u00a0 NIMBUS will take to the sky in the near future &#8211; watch this space!<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-to-infinity-and-beyond-an-exciting-future-ahead-for-iclr\"><strong>To Infinity and Beyond &#8211; An Exciting Future Ahead for ICLR\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The team at Imperial college of London rocketry (ICLR) are now rebuilding the parts of NIMBUS that were damaged and plan to relaunch their rocket in the Netherlands in March 2024. On top of that, the team will make a new rocket, an upgraded version of NIMBUS for EuRoc 2024, which will include a newer, even more impressive version of our liquid rocket engine, competing in the &#8216;Race to Space &#8216;, a competition where UK teams test their rocket engines. The team will also continue to reach for the stars, as the altitude record team is aiming to break the UK altitude record and reach 54km with their new two stage rocket they plan to build in&nbsp; July for launch in the Mojave Desert, California.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><center><div id=\"IqWxlSrvUdg-69df6e3d9966c\" data-video-id=\"IqWxlSrvUdg\" class=\"ma-gdpr-youtube-wrapper\" style=\"width:600px;height:337.5px;padding-top:337.5px;\" data-new-window=\"\" data-yt-parameters=\"\"><picture class=\"ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnail\"><source media=\"(min-width:640px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/IqWxlSrvUdg\/IqWxlSrvUdg_hq720.webp\"><source media=\"(min-width:640px)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/ma-gdpr-youtube-thumbnails\/IqWxlSrvUdg\/IqWxlSrvUdg_hq720.jpg\"><source media=\"(min-width:320px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" 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