The Undergraduate Missiles, Ballistics, and Rocketry Association (UMBRA) is a student-led organization at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a proud chapter of SEDS-USA. For over ten years, our club has been a vital part of the academic and professional lives of our members. From our year-long project teams to our semesterly workshops, UMBRA seeks to provide a unique undergraduate experience centered around the hands-on learning that Cal Poly Pomona was founded on. We help our 200+ members translate classroom concepts into skills they can apply to real engineering solutions.
Our current project teams include Singularity Rocket Project, NASA Student Launch (NSL), UMBRA Propulsion, and Active Stabilization and Precision Altitude Targeting. NSL takes part in the NASA University Student Launch Initiative competition held in April at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Some of our senior projects, like Active Stabilization and Precision Altitude Targeting, are also a part of our rocketry family and also participate in competitions.
Through projects and workshops, we strengthen the design and manufacturing skills that students carry with them through the rest of their engineering careers. We also host professional development workshops to prepare students for internship applications.
As a chapter of SEDS, we are tasked not only with on-campus student involvement, but also outreach to students in areas surrounding our chapter at local elementary and secondary schools. We see this as an opportunity to inspire the next generation of space-oriented people to pursue their passions.
Ultimately, UMBRA’s mission is to encourage and enrich the pursuit of study, discussion, and innovation in the aerospace engineering field.
Our current project teams include Singularity Rocket Project, NASA Student Launch (NSL), UMBRA Propulsion, and Active Stabilization and Precision Altitude Targeting. NSL takes part in the NASA University Student Launch Initiative competition held in April at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Some of our senior projects, like Active Stabilization and Precision Altitude Targeting, are also a part of our rocketry family and also participate in competitions.
Through projects and workshops, we strengthen the design and manufacturing skills that students carry with them through the rest of their engineering careers. We also host professional development workshops to prepare students for internship applications.
As a chapter of SEDS, we are tasked not only with on-campus student involvement, but also outreach to students in areas surrounding our chapter at local elementary and secondary schools. We see this as an opportunity to inspire the next generation of space-oriented people to pursue their passions.
Ultimately, UMBRA’s mission is to encourage and enrich the pursuit of study, discussion, and innovation in the aerospace engineering field.
SEDS is an independent, 501c3 non-profit, student-based organization which empowers young people to participate And make an impact in space exploration. SEDS helps students develop their technical leadership skills by providing opportunities to manage and participate in national projects as well as to attend conferences, publish their work, and develop their professional network in order to help students become more effective in their present and future careers in industry, academia, government, and education.
SEDS was founded as a chapter based organization in 1980 at MIT by Peter Diamandis, at Princeton University by Scott Scharfman, and at Yale University by Richard Sorkin. SEDS-USA was founded as a national group in 1982 by Peter Diamandis, Bob Richards, and Todd Hawley. The largest student run space organization in the world, it consists of an International community of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from a diverse range of educational backgrounds in chapters all over the world, including Canada, India, Israel, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
SEDS was founded as a chapter based organization in 1980 at MIT by Peter Diamandis, at Princeton University by Scott Scharfman, and at Yale University by Richard Sorkin. SEDS-USA was founded as a national group in 1982 by Peter Diamandis, Bob Richards, and Todd Hawley. The largest student run space organization in the world, it consists of an International community of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from a diverse range of educational backgrounds in chapters all over the world, including Canada, India, Israel, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
