About Us

The Bethel University Rocket Club was founded in 2021 by three freshmen engineering students. Advised by Dr. Keith Stein of the Bethel Physics & Engineering Department and mentored by rocket enthusiast Art Gibbens, the team has won the NASA Minnesota Space Grant Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition each of the past three years. The team has doubled in size each year since its inception with over 30 active members participating this year. In 2023 the team became an official club with the Bethel Student Government and continues to be supported by the Bethel Physics & Engineering Department. This year the team is competing in the Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition.

2023-2024

This year the team competed in the Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition: "In-Flight Characterization Challenge" with a final result of 1st place overall team.

-Front row (left to right): Connor Bertram, Carter Sheard, Barak Woyke, Hannah Larson, Watson Sheard, Nathan Engman (Team Lead), Josiah Baker, Alec Braun (Team Lead), Kyle Melby

-Back row (left to right): Dr. Keith Stein (Team Faculty Advisor), Ben Teigland (Team Lead), Art Gibbens (Team Mentor), Chris Paffel

2022-2023

This year the team competed in the Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition: "Precision Landing Challenge" with a final result of 1st place overall team.

-Front row (left to right): Connor Bertram, Kyle Melby, Anabelle Linson, Max Huberty, Art Gibbens (Team Mentor)

-Back row (left to right): Dr. Keith Stein (Team Faculty Advisor), Nathan Engman (Team Lead), Ben Teigland (Team Lead), Alec Braun (Team Lead)

2021-2022

This year the team competed in the Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition: "Return to Flight: Fleet Challenge” with a final result of 1st place overall team.

-Front row (left to right): Alec Braun, Ben Teigland, Nathan Engman, Art Gibbens (Team Mentor)