University of Wisconsin–Madison

Aerospace Engineering Projects

WISP-Rocket
WISP Puts UW on the Map with State’s First Liquid Rocket

Spring 2026 Projects

  • MIRAJ

    MIRAJ

    The M.I.R.A.J. is a conceptual nuclear-electric deep-space transport platform to enable rapid, flexible, and repeatable missions across the outer solar system.

  • Asteroid Truck

    Asteroid Truck

    The Asteroid Truck mission presents an autonomous spacecraft designed to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid and relocate it into a stable lunar orbit for future resource utilization.

  • Eco-Plane

    Eco-Plane

    The Eco-Plane is a conceptual 50-passenger regional aircraft engineered to reduce short-haul aviation carbon emissions by 80%.

Spring 2025 Projects

Spring 2024 Projects

  • Badger Burnouts

    Badger Burnouts

    Badger Burnouts is a high-performance electric race car designed for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

  • Lunar Lyft

    Lunar Lyft

    Lunar Lyft is a reusable lunar cargo lander designed to transport up to 2,500 kg of non-human payload between the Lunar Gateway and the lunar South Pole.

  • ExxoTank

    ExxoTank

    ExxoTank is a Mars-orbiting propellant resupply station intended to support future human missions to Mars.