Payloads

As part of the Launch 4 Change mission, we aim to inspire talented university students to pursue careers in climate science while making meaningful contributions to the field. Each university team will design a climate science payload and launch vehicle focused on an area of research they believe will be most valuable. A payload is the scientific package carried aboard a rocket to collect meaningful data during flight; as the rocket ascends, it measures changing atmospheric conditions and builds a vertical profile of key environmental variables that cannot be captured from the ground alone. These measurements provide a snapshot of how the atmosphere changes with altitude, offering deeper insight into climate, weather and environmental processes. Each participating university is responsible for designing and building its own flight-ready payload, which will be launched on a dedicated rocket at the Launch 4 Change event in August to gather unique scientific data during ascent and descent.