Scoring Rubric

The Moon/Mars Rocket Competitions will be judged by these separate parts:

1. Design Reports (75% of total score)
   Flysheet At every cycle (Proposal, PDR, etc) every team (every challenge) will fill out a Flysheet and submit a PDF of the Flysheet along with the PDF report.
     a. Competition Proposal (5%)
         i.  Flysheet (Proposal Tab)
     b. Preliminary Design Review (PDR)(15%)
         i. PDR Virtual Review w/judges (5%)
        ii.  Flysheet (PDR Tab)
     c. Critical Design Review (CDR) (15%)
         i. CDR Virtual Review w/judges (5%)
        ii.   Flysheet (CDR Tab)
     d. Flight Readiness Review (FRR) (15%)
        i.    Flysheet (FRR Tab)
        ii.   Safety Inspection Checklist - Virtual Review (5%)
     e. Post Launch Assessment Review (PLAR) (10%)

2. Launch Weekend Presentations (5% of total score)
      a.  Flight Readiness Presentation (oral) (5%)

 3. Flight Performance (20% of total score)
     a. Mission Performance (10%)
     b. Challenge Performance (10%)

4. Bonus Points (up to 10%)
     a. Plan and conduct an Education Outreach Project
     b. Submit Education/Public Outreach Form

All reports shall be submitted prior to 11:59 PM Central Time.  
Reports submitted after 11:59 pm Central Time on the due date will receive a reduction of the overall score. 
Central Standard Time (CST): November 05, 2023 - March 09, 2024.
Central Daylight Savings Time (CDT): March 10, 2024 – November 3, 2024 

1 Day Late	20% Reduction
2 Days Late	40% Reduction
3 Days Late	60% Reduction
4 Days Late	80% Reduction
5 Days Late	Zero

 

FNL Design review resources

• UCLA Proposal Example
• UCLA Budget Example
• UCLA PDR Example
• UCLA CDR Example
• UCLA FRR Example
• UCLA PLAR Example
• UCLA Oral Presentation Example

USLI DESIGN REVIEW RESOURCES

• USLI Proposal Example - AU
• USLI Proposal Example - OSU