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July 2026

Camp SOAR

Student Attendee

Highlights

  • One of 60 students nationwide chosen from 400+ applicants
  • Learned mission design fundamentals under Dr. Daniel Selva of the Space Systems Engineering, Autonomy, and Knowledge (SEAK) Laboratory
  • Used Systems Tool Kit (STK) software to design a $910M mission, 22% less costly than the competing teams
  • Visited the LASR, AVFL, and ALLEMO Labs and the Bush Combat Development Complex (BCDC)

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