About Us

700+ Impacted

12 Partners

7 years of R&D

10 Project Teams

SFU Rocketry is a leading high-performance propulsion R&D group in Canada.

We run as a lean aerospace lab: mission-driven, execution-focused, and obsessed with doing difficult things well.

What We Do

Our mission is to design, build, and test advanced rocket engines, flight computers, and materials from the ground up, tackling the most complex challenges in aerospace with a hands-on, systems-first approach.

Our team delivers complex, high-risk projects on accelerated timelines, regularly interfacing with industry partners, regulators, and academic institutions. We aim to bridge the gap between classroom theory and cutting-edge engineering.

Why It Matters

Access to space is still limited — not by imagination, but by cost, complexity, and risk. We break down those barriers by engineering scalable, modular rocket engines and building the people and infrastructure needed to test them. Our systems are designed to be pushed hard, iterated fast, and rebuilt better.

We don’t do theory in a vacuum. We operate like an R&D company: designing for manufacturability, validating through real test campaigns, and training engineers in the same high-performance environment they’ll find in industry. It’s how we build better technology — and better engineers.

We're not here to participate. We’re here to raise the bar.

What We Believe In

We build like it matters — because it does. Our values keep us sharp:

Bureaucracy slows teams down. We move fast and iterate with purpose — cutting through red tape to focus on what actually drives progress.

We don’t build for the sake of process. Every design, test, and decision earns its place.

Execute What Matters

No silos. No handoffs. Every member is responsible for what they build, test, and deliver — from CAD to countdown.

If it fails, we fix it. If it works, we push it further — because performance is a moving target.

Own the Outcome

We find leverage in constraint. When tools are missing, we make our own. We adapt, improvise, and figure it out.

Constraints don’t slow us down — they drive our creativity.

Stay Scrappy

Good enough isn’t good enough. Our standards move up alongside our ambition, and our work speaks for itself.

We hold ourselves and each other to a higher standard.

Raise the Bar

We pride ourselves on our diverse network of the brightest minds from SFU's student body and the surrounding community, each bringing unique skills and perspectives to the table. Our team members are not only gifted but also passionate, creative, and driven, qualities that are crucial in the dynamic field of aerospace.

We have built a team that is not only exceptional in its capabilities, but also inspirational in its dedication to advancing the frontiers of aerospace technology.