Two Month
What is Two Month?
Two Month is SHC's introductory project for potential club members. Mentor-led small teams are tasked with building a payload that meets the requirements of their given mission. Mission options vary from year-to-year for teams based on current SHC projects.
Two Month has many benefits: In the program you learn about the projects in the SHC as well as get hands-on work with the full engineering process. In addition to academic benefits, it strengthens your resume as a relevant project. Being short term, the project lets you experience SHC, engineering, and science without any long-term commitment.
To sign up, fill out the interest form and join the discord by 9/1!
The Two Month program runs puts participating students through the full engineering process in a compact and learning-inducive timeline. The program consists of the following general outline:
Sign up
Get placed on your challenge and meet your team and mentors
Learn through classes taught by experienced club members
Beginning planning your payload with your team
Present your designs for review
Begin building and testing your designs in the SHC labs
Pass the final review to be certified to fly your payload
Launch or drive your payload on flight day at the end of the Two Months
Review your data and reflect on your performance and experience
'23 RCS Team preparing to deploy
Working in the labs:
Teams will spend time in the labs with the parts they've chosen from their PDR building and testing their payloads. Students receive support from program mentors while in the lab constructing their payloads.
Final CanSat Deployment
Flight Day:
Everyone's hard work finally gets shown off on flight day. Balloon-bound payloads launch together on lines with their challenge. After deployment, teams will go out to recover their payloads on the field.
Resources:
Discord:
'23 RCS Team working in the lab
Preliminary Design Review:
The PDR is the first presentation teams give which covers their design choices, timeline, and plans for their payload during the program. Afterward, teams receive technical feedback from mentors and club members on how they might improve.
'23 Rocketry team testing systems
Mentors:
The program wouldn't be what it is without the mentors. Each team is assigned 1-2 mentors which are present to answer questions, provide resources and feedback, and push the teams to succeed.
Previous years' photos:
Two Month 2023
This year's Two-Month event is proudly sponsored by Onshape. Thanks to their generosity, we have access to their industry-leading suite of cloud-based CAD, educational, and PDM software. Onshape's advanced features enable seamless collaboration among TwoMonthers, eliminating the challenges of traditional local CAD software. This partnership empowers the next generation of Space Hardware Club members to innovate and excel.
Licenses and Other management material will be provided upon Project entry
2023 Two Month Launch