We Built the First Liquid Rocket Engine in University of Florida History
March 18, 2026
March 18, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 18 -- The University of Florida issued the following news:
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We built the first liquid rocket engine in UF history
Aidan Mason, Austin Martin, John Bromfield, Andres Villate and Nicholas Hirsch
"Do you want to build a rocket engine?" Those are the words that started this journey 2.5 years ago in the middle of Turlington Plaza at UF. At the time, there was no engine or test stand; they were both concept . . .
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We built the first liquid rocket engine in UF history
Aidan Mason, Austin Martin, John Bromfield, Andres Villate and Nicholas Hirsch
"Do you want to build a rocket engine?" Those are the words that started this journey 2.5 years ago in the middle of Turlington Plaza at UF. At the time, there was no engine or test stand; they were both concept . . .