Splash Biography

JAKE VAZQUEZ, Junior in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Major: Mechanical and Aerospace Eng.

College/Employer: Princeton

Year of Graduation: 2026

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Jake Vazquez is a junior undergraduate student in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department from Woodbridge, New Jersey.

He currently serves as the President of Princeton Rocketry, the University's largest student engineering organization. Formerly, he led the club's Spaceport America Cup team from 2023-2024.

Alongside Rocketry, Jake is a member of the Princeton Club Golf Team and the Princeton Charter Club.

Past Classes

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E835: Rocket Science: The Basics in Splash 2024 (Apr. 20, 2024)

Ever wonder how SpaceX launches and lands their rockets, or how the International Space Station stays orbiting around the Earth? How about why a rocket is shaped the way it is? Or maybe you ask yourself, "why do we even put things into space in the first place?" In partnership with Princeton Rocketry, join Spaceport America Cup Project Lead Jake Vazquez '26 for an introduction to rocket science and orbital mechanics. Students will learn the very basics of what makes rockets fly, how we put objects in orbit, and much much more with a variety of different demonstrations in an interactive lecture format. Students will also get the opportunity to get up close and personal with Princeton Rocketry's largest competition rocket to date, Prometheus, which will be flying to 30,000 feet in New Mexico this upcoming June!