• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.129-141
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• 2014

Since 2006, an annual rocket competition for university students in America has been held by management of NASA to support the Space Launch System. This paper describes the significance and operational aspects of NASA Student Launch, a rocket competition for university students organized by NASA Marshall Center's Academic Affairs Office, to inspire students to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields, which is Furthermore, It describes briefly activities of Korean national rocket competition for university students.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.398-404
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• 2006

Recently in Korea, rocket technology is being taken a wide scope as government planning to build Oeinaro-do space center and to select First Korean astronaut. But compared to development in USA, there is a lack of safety rules in amateur rocket. So it is very essential to meet some powerful legal safety rules for keeping pace with increasing popularization of rocket technology. Herein we discuss, in the field of rocket design, making, launching and collecting stage with considering the rules of IRR, NURA and NAR-HIAA.