Help AIAA support the future of aerospace and innovation!
Description
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) at UCLA is the largest professional aerospace engineering society on campus. During the school year, we prepare our students technically and professionally for careers in the aerospace industry by hosting networking events, workshops, and industry speaker panels. Additionally, we host and partner with other engineering club across campus to create career fairs and info sessions. The backbone of AIAA at UCLA is our four student technical projects: Rocket Project, Design Build Fly, Uncrewed Aerial Systems, and Bruin Spacecraft Group. These four clubs tackle complicated engineering challenges that equip students with industry relevant skills.
Bruin Space Group, an AIAA club, is striving to test the bounds of their projects this year. BSG is beginning the manufacturing process of their 3U Cubic Satellite with manufacturing of the chassis. This will help them accomplish their project and achieve a remarkable feat in the spacecraft mission.
This club is pushing the limits of aeronautics and astronautics while completing their academic journey here at UCLA, and they need help. That's where you come in. AIAA is asking you to partner with us as we support this group in their incredible goals for this academic year. Your partnership will not only impact UCLA students, but has the ability to empower students to use their skillset to solve the world's most daunting issues.
Thank you for your consideration, we hope that you choose to be a part of the future of aerospace with your generous donation! For more information on AIAA or the technical projects visit AIAA at UCLA's website: Welcome | AIAA at UCLA
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$10
Circuit Helper
Your generous donation will help fund purchasing thermal paste and isolator pads for chassis component mounting
$25
Hardware & Fasteners
Your generous donation will help fund purchasing high-strength, non-magnetic stainless-steel fasteners, structural pins, and assembly hardware required to hold the chassis rails together.
$75
Anodizing & Surface Coating
Your generous donation will help fund purchasing protective anodization or surface treatment for the aluminum frame to prevent cold welding (galling) in the vacuum of space.
$150
Stock Material
Your generous donation will help fund purchasing high-grade 6061-T6 aluminum billets and rails needed to form the 3U CubeSat framework.
$350
Precision CNC Manufacturing
Your generous donation will help fund purchasing machine shop time, specialized tooling, and CNC milling to cut the aluminum rails to within strict NASA CubeSat tolerances.
$400
Deployer Interface Rails
Your generous donation will help fund purchasing precision machining of the outer rails and corner tabs that allow the satellite to slide safely out of the P-POD deployer into orbit.
$500
Prototype
Your generous donation will help fund purchasing a complete test chassis used for physical integration testing, thermal vacuum testing, and mounting internal avionics boards before final assembly.