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2022 CanSat Competition
Tethered Payload Mission
MinneSat competed in the 2022 AAS international CanSat competition, placing 42nd overall in our first entry in recent history. Despite avionics and communications failures that prevented payload deployment and data collection, the CanSat was successfully recovered and the main parachute performed reliably, laying the groundwork for stronger performance by future teams.
Achievements
- 42nd Place Overall
Leadership Team

Ben Stevens
President

Alex Zhu
Vice President

Bodie Ziertman
Mechanical Lead

Peyton Retzlaff
Electrical Lead
Team Members
- Alex Zhu
- Ben Stevens
- Bodie Ziertman
- Peyton Retzlaff
- Max Tenuta
- Ethan Kolby
Project Gallery

CanSat Prototype Electronics

Rocket Launch Testing

Team Design Meeting

Field Recovery Testing

Team Presentation

Team Award Photo