About AeroBing
AeroBing Rocketry is a student-run rocketry team at Binghamton University. It was founded in 2019 by eight students who wanted to send a rocket they designed and built themselves past the Kármán line, the 100-kilometer boundary of space. If AeroBing gets there, it will be the second student rocketry team in the country to do so and the first in New York State. The team now has about 40 active members. Most come from the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, but engineering, physics, computer science, finance and humanities majors all work alongside each other.
AeroBing does nearly everything in-house. Members are trained on mills, lathes, MIG welders and 3D printers, and they build every part from the first cut to the motor firing, including some of the machinery used to make them. The team is split into five groups: Manufacturing, Materials Research, Propulsion, Simulation and Electronics. Together they design rockets with RASAero, OpenMotor and ANSYS CFD and FEA, mix the team’s own ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (“Go-Go Juice”), test carbon fiber and ablative materials, and design every avionics PCB themselves. The team static-fires its motors with the local fire department and has tested motors such as Sally, at 5,193 lbf·s of impulse, and Sabrina, at 6,744 lbf·s. In its latest launch, at Friends of Amateur Rocketry in the Mojave, the rocket Mary produced about 2,000 lbf of average thrust. Based on its observed flight, the team estimates it reached Mach 3.8 and an apogee of about 65,000 ft.
AeroBing is now building a two-stage vehicle, with Mary serving as the booster. It is static-firing new motors, including Camila in October 2026, and plans to launch its spaceshot in summer 2027. Watson College seniors also do capstone projects for the team, such as a dual-deployment recovery system and a CNC lathe for making nosecones. Beyond the hangar, AeroBing works with community partners to inspire future aerospace engineers through Engineers Week, STEAM Day with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, visits to the Kopernik Observatory, and outreach to local middle schools.
We Go Beyond.
High Power Rocketry Level 1 and 2 Certifications
In collaboration with the NAR (National Association of Rocketry) we help our member gain their certification through mentorship with upperclassmen.
Community Engagement Events
Through Watson College of Engineering, we are able to work with local elementary and middle schools during events such as Engineers Week, Community Day, Boy Scouts of America - where young students are able to come and learn how we make our rockets and get hands on experiences.
Boy Scout Badges
In participation with Boy Scouts of America, AeroBing has a rocketry badge we give Boy Scouts who sucessfully complete our class on rocketry, which teaches them not only about rockets but also how to safely launch them.