PROJECT "SOLARIS"

EuRoC 2025

Payload award

Project Overview

Project Solaris, which participated in the EUROC 2025 competition, had an overall height of 3014 mm, an outer diameter of 148 mm, and achieved a maximum speed of 312 m/s, corresponding to approximately Mach 0.91. It was our first participation in the competition with this rocket, and the project started in October 2024 and was completed in September 2025. One of its key features was a modular design, enabling flexibility in design, easy maintenance, and straightforward replacement of subsystems. The fin can, fully built from CFRP, was designed and manufactured entirely by the team. The rocket was primarily manufactured using CFRP and GFRP for the tubes and fins, 6061 aluminum for the couplings and the airbrakes system, and SLS Nylon 12 for most internal components and the nose cone.

Numbers - goals (mission)

Rocket weight

37kg

Goal altitude

Targeted apogee | 3000m

Top speed

312 m/s

Dimensions

Height: 3014 mm | Diameter: 148 mm

Motor

Solid | COTS | 11077.3 Ns

Scientific payload

“SynthSpectra” | 1kg

The team’s payload, “SynthSpectra,” focuses on investigating the effects of high-acceleration space travel on individuals with a history of retinal detachment and on elderly individuals whose eye elasticity decreases with age. To achieve this, a custom partial eye replica has been fabricated using PDMS silicone elastomers with varying curing methods, creating a biomechanically accurate model of key ocular structures. The payload is housed within four stacked PocketSats (50 × 50 × 200 mm, total mass 1 kg) and equipped with high-precision strain gauges placed on critical retinal areas. These sensors transmit real-time data via telemetry to a ground-based computer, where an interactive dashboard visualizes strain through heat maps, enabling assessment of potential retinal damage. The system integrates a two-board sensor platform for power management, calibration, and signal amplification, ensuring precise measurement under flight conditions. Beyond its technical achievements, the experiment contributes to the broader goal of assessing the safety and accessibility of space travel, supporting both space tourism and long-duration missions, while providing valuable biomedical insights for the scientific community.

Payload

Sponsors

Contact

Office BΠ1_2
Building A
Dpt. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
UoWM Campus, ZEP
Kozani, Greece, 50100

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