Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) at the University of Redlands.
🌍 What is SEDS?
SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) is an international, student-run nonprofit
that empowers students to pursue careers and projects in space exploration and aerospace. Chapters organize hands-on
engineering projects, research initiatives, outreach, policy and advocacy efforts, and professional development through
conferences, workshops, and partnerships with academia and industry.
Hands-on technical projects: rockets, rovers, satellites, payloads, and data systems
Competitions & challenges, conference participation, and speaker events with industry leaders
STEM outreach and education for local communities and K-12 programs
Career development: networking, mentorship, internships, and research pathways
🏫 Our Chapter at the University of Redlands
I serve as President of the Redlands SEDS chapter. We operate as a cross-functional engineering team
where students learn by building. Our culture is simple: own real hardware, iterate fast, and document well.
Impact
Quadrupled membership from a handful to 20+ active builders
Raised $10,000+ in funding, sponsorships, and institutional support
Built reliable subteams (mechanical, electrical, software, ops) with clear ownership
Practice
Design reviews, test plans, flight readiness checklists
Bill-of-materials, procurement, safety, and documentation standards
Mentorship, onboarding, and workshops for new members
🛰️ Programs & Activities
Rocketry & Certifications
L1 certification pathway with build mentorship, OpenRocket & MATLAB analyses
Composite/fiberglass airframe work, avionics integration, recovery systems
Group launch days, field operations, safety & flight data logging
Rover & Field Robotics
Fully customized four-wheel rover with an advanced robotic arm
ESP32/LoRa motor control, live data and video streaming; Jetson-ready for AI/computer vision
Operations software dashboard for telemetry, health monitoring, and autonomous features
Astronomy, Telescopes & Observing
Night-sky observation sessions using campus telescopes and imaging equipment
Planned digital telescope integrations and tracking experiments
Research, Departments & Capstones
Support for faculty and senior capstone research (physics, mechanics, space, CS)
Drone-based imaging/data collection with the GIS department (OpenCV, Python)
Trips & Community
Visits to JPL and regional aerospace companies
Attendance at national space/aerospace conferences and career events such as SpaceVision
Launch weekends, field tests, camping, and team-building retreats
🙌 Join SEDS Redlands
Whether you’re into mechanical design, embedded systems, AI/computer vision, ops, finance, or outreach—there’s a spot for you.
We’ll get you building real flight systems fast, with mentorship and clear tasks.