Faraday Rocketry UPV, founded in 2021 by the Coello brothers, is a multidisciplinary team of between 40 and 46 students of aerospace, mechanical, computer and electronic engineering, as well as marketing, business administration and fine arts, organized into eight technical and creative departments.

Rector José Capilla highlighted the significance of this milestone for the university. “Faraday Rocketry UPV represents the excellence, creativity and ambition of our students. What they have achieved in such a short time is a true example of talent and collective effort that makes us very proud as a university. With Skybraker they will not only compete in Europe’s most important student rocketry competition, but they are also consolidating themselves as international leaders in this field.”

He also underlined the role of the Generación Espontánea UPV program. “This project demonstrates the strength of Generación Espontánea, an initiative that drives our teams to go beyond the classroom, working as real professionals, collaborating with companies and facing real-world challenges. Faraday Rocketry is a brilliant example of how the university trains people capable of leading the innovation of the future.”

In just four years, the team has achieved remarkable milestones: three successful prototype rocket launches —with a record altitude of 2,914 meters— and the Flight Award victory at EuRoC 2023, where they ranked fifth overall against teams with much larger budgets.

In August 2025, they carried out a historic launch from the ATLAS Flight Test Center (CATEC) in Villacarrillo (Jaén) with their prototype Rompetechos. This flight marked the first-ever sounding rocket launch in the province and enabled them to validate in-house technologies such as a rocket engine, an airbrake system, and modular avionics, as well as test a dual parachute recovery system.

Now, Skybraker brings together the technological progress of the past two years. Fully designed and built at the UPV, it features a custom rocket engine, an innovative CO₂ parachute ejection system, airbrakes, and advanced manufacturing techniques.

With Skybraker, UPV will not only take part in the European Rocketry Challenge 2025 but also reaffirms its commitment to supporting student teams that, through hard work and creativity, place the university among the most innovative in Europe.