ARRC is a Taiwanese organization that makes rockets. Members are from 6 universities (including 交大、成大、屏科大...）Their goal is to produce an entirely MIT rocket. Nowadays, many countries are able to make rockets such as Japan, India, and Korea. However, whenever we launch a satellite , we need to lend other's equipment. It is expensive and inconvenient. The founder of ARRC, a mechanical engineering professor, discovered this problem and decided to solve it. Eventually, a group of several passionate students and professors formed.
They started from the very beginning-----learning the basic concepts of how rockets work. They manufacture many components in the factory by themselves and even made a parachute by watching videos on YouTube. Since many companies are competing in the rocket market, the founder of ARRC promised to make even cheaper rockets than SpaceX. They invent exclusive hybrid propulsion system which is safer. ARRC's rockets are small and light, aimed in lower orbits.
People often ask why they are willing to do something without a certain future. The answer is obviously------to prove that technology in Taiwan do not fall behind the world, it may even exceed the world. Rockets are extremely complicated, requiring different fields of science and engineering. Therefore, if we successfully launch a rocket, it means that we are able to solve problems and actually produce a huge product by our own. It will change the technology industry from merely manufacture to design.
I've seen some report about ARRC before and it's cool ! I also heard about the fuel they used was better and more efficient than any other countries'.
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