- SSDD - Single Separation Dual Deploy; The Rocket will deploy a small parachute near apogee to control descent and then deploy a large parachute near the ground to achieve a safe landing velocity. These parachutes both come from the same separation point.
- DSDD - Dual Separation Dual Deploy; The Rocket will deploy a small parachute near apogee to control descent and then deploy a large parachute near the ground to achieve a safe landing velocity. These parachutes both come from either side of the avionics bay.
- CTI - Cesaroni Technology Incorporated; The supplier of many of the team's high power motors. Website
- HPR - High Power Rocketry; Any rocket using a propulsion system with more than 160Ns of impulse.
- Fin Can; The lowest portion of the rocket which contains the fins and motor. Rail buttons also usually go here.
- Rail Buttons; pieces of hard plastic which slide into the launch pad's guide rail to hold the rocket steady and upright.
- Rail Guides; see Rail Buttons
- Positive Retention; Constraining the rocket motor so that it cannot move in either direction.
- MMT - Motor Mount Tube; The section of the vehicle that the motor case slides into.
- Forward Closure; A plastic or metal component that seals the top side of the motor case.
- Aft Closure; A plastic or metal piece that holds the nozzle in place.
- Main; The large parachute employed by a rocket to slow itself to a safe landing speed.
- Drogue; a relatively small parachute deployed near the top of a rocket's flight.
- Apogee; the highest point of a rocket's trajectory.
- Launch Rail; A vertical piece of metal that holds the rocket up and helps the rocket fly straight. Comes in 1010 and 1515 varieties.
- Unistrut; Launch rails for big rockets.
- Vent holes; holes drilled in the rocket to allow compartments to equalize with ambient pressure.
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