Propulsive Landers
@ Georgia Tech

Making the impossible, possible.

If you were doing something safe, something you already knew could be done, you were wasting time.
Scott Kelly

Our Mission

Propulsive Landers @ Georgia Tech (GTPL) is a student-led team at the Georgia Institute of Technology working to develop autonomous systems that power a self-landing rocket. Our mission is to become the first student team in the world to achieve vertical take-off, and landing of a hybrid rocket.

Sponsors

Thank you to our Sponsors!

The work that we do today would be impossible without our sponsors. Here, we recognize the partners who stand behind us and believe in our mission to make student-built propulsive landings a reality.

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ANSYS Georgia Tech Student Foundation Rock West Composites Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering AMS PCBWay ANSYS Georgia Tech Student Foundation Rock West Composites Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering AMS PCBWay
SOLIDWORKS ntop Valworx The MILL Bolt Depot Easy Composites SOLIDWORKS ntop Valworx The MILL Bolt Depot Easy Composites
Georgia Tech SGA Xometry International Connector AutomationDirect The Hive Graphitestore Georgia Tech SGA Xometry International Connector AutomationDirect The Hive Graphitestore
Altium Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Mean Well The Invention Studio Areal Altium Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Mean Well The Invention Studio Areal
Recent Success

Hotfire of Georgia Tech's First Hybrid Rocket Engine

As of November 9, 2025, Propulsive Landers became the first team in Georgia Tech's history to hotfire a hybrid rocket engine. This marks the beginning of our engine validation campaign as we prepare for tether hovers in Spring and Fall of 2026.

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