Half Cat Rocketry

Half Cat Rocketry began as a project to build a liquid bipropellant rocket in our final undergraduate semester at the University of Central Florida. From September through December 2020, we constructed, iterated, and finally test fired Half Cat Walking. From participating in introductory rocket projects, to leading them, to producing solid motors, to designing hybrid systems, four years of learning culminated in four months of innovation and success.

We are Austin Sennott and Charles Sharp. For eight years, we have been relentlessly gaining experience in amateur rocketry, woven together with education and careers in aerospace engineering. Today, our focus is on pioneering simple, reliable liquid rocket motors and supporting students and individuals looking to build their own. Our goal is to demonstrate that they can be accomplished quickly and economically, for the benefit of both the hobby and the careers of students everywhere. We were once students ourselves, and still produce rockets with our own time and money, so we are well acquainted with the need to reduce scope and budget as much as possible.

Half Cat is the name of a meme, unique and recognizable. We do serious work, but we don't take ourselves too seriously - our brand and project names are a lighthearted nod to the industry, which can too often lack originality.

Half Cat Rocketry is ongoing, and we will continue to build rockets and publish information about them. Our hope is to redefine what's possible for students and amateurs to achieve with a little bit of creativity, leading the way for ever more awesome projects.