Meet the team
Four homeschooled students and one coach. We design, build, and fly our own mid-power rockets for the American Rocketry Challenge. Each student owns a job. The coach keeps the program on the field.
Gavin R-M.
Flight Preparation and Systems ChecksGavin coordinates the team’s final preparations before launch, using Noah’s custom-designed flight-check computer to monitor the servo systems and run preflight function tests. He works through the checklist, verifies connections and recovery-system readiness, and brings any problems back to the team before launch. His attention to detail helps turn everyone’s work into a coordinated launch-day effort, getting the rocket to the pad ready for final approval from the coach and range crew.
Grayson R-M.
Social media and HistorianGrayson tells the team’s story, capturing the design process, workshop progress, and each launch through photos and video. He brings those moments to YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook so others can follow the challenges, breakthroughs, and teamwork behind the rocket. By documenting both successes and lessons learned, he preserves the season’s history and helps the team share what it’s building with the community.
Noah M.
Chief Systems OfficerNoah leads the design of the rocket’s flight-control systems, including servo-controlled airbrakes using a crank-and-yoke linkage, canopy reefing, and the code that coordinates both. He combines mechanical design, onboard sensors, and programming to manage ascent and descent toward target altitude and flight time. He also designed and maintains the Rocket Raptors website, working with Grayson, the team’s Social Media and Team Historian, to share updates, photos, and milestones. Noah relies on his teammates’ craftsmanship, testing, and problem-solving to turn these ideas into a flight-ready rocket and accomplish the team’s mission.
Lily G.
Wiring, Graphic Design, and Airframe FabricationLily shapes the team’s visual identity, from the logo and color scheme to the rocket’s paint and finishing details. She also brings a steady hand to the flight systems and the rockets airframe, soldering connections, assembling wiring harnesses, and tackling delicate assembly work. Her patience, precision, and attention to detail help turn the team’s designs into carefully finished, connected hardware.
The coach
Nami G.
CoachGets the team to the range, keeps the calendar and paperwork in order, and stays on the field during launches.
How we work
Problems get solved on the table, not in a chain of command. If the fins, the reefing, or the code is off, the person who owns that system puts it on the table and the rest of the team works it until it flies. We keep jobs split so nobody is guessing who fixes what. Systems, design, prep, and the record of the flight each have a name on them. The coach gets us to the field and keeps the season in order. The rocket itself stays a student problem.