Public Invited to SystemsGo! Rocket Launch by High School Students

Public Invited to SystemsGo! Rocket Launch by High School Students
Posted on 04/28/2017
This is the image for the news article titled Public Invited to SystemsGo! Rocket Launch by High School StudentsFor the first time, the public will be able to watch Houston area high school students launch more than 40 rockets May 12–14, 2017 near Smith Point, Texas.

On Saturday, May 13, five classes of 32 students from Brazoswood and Brazosport High schools are scheduled to show off their engineering skills as they launch their rocket creations striving for top speeds and maximum heights. Four classes will attempt to take a 1-pound payload to an altitude of 1-mile. Payloads include RaspberryPi computer equipment to measure air pressure and altitude, cameras to record the flight and one team will deploy a computer controlled speed brake system designed to hit the one mile altitude target exactly. One class will attempt to fly through the sound barrier. Because several students received their FCC radio license this year, flight data from the transonic rocket will be relayed real time to a ground station via a radio link, thanks to the telemetry design work by Alex Gamboa and Bailey Petty.  

Teams will prep their rockets at the Smith Point fire station, then travel to the nearby launch site. While rockets are scheduled to be launched throughout the day, schedules will vary due to weather, student readiness, and other variables.
 
All launches are open to the public and free, however all attendees must sign a waiver for access to the site. Passes must be obtained online in advance (preferred) or at the gate. The site is isolated, but will have restroom facilities and food vendor.
 
Links to tickets, updated launch schedules, and detailed directions are available online at www.systemsgo.org. More information is also available at [email protected], 830-997-3567.
 
The SystemsGo science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum uses project-based learning to develop skills in design, development, testing, analysis, and innovation. Student teams design, build, and launch 8-foot tall rockets. First-level students attempt to send a one-pound payload one mile high. Second-generation projects send rockets past the speed of sound. Both types of vehicles will be launched at this event.
 
Plans call for launches to be streamed live online. Visit www.systemsgo.org for links to streaming.

BISD students prepare their rockets for  launch on Saturday, May 13 near Smith Point, Texas

BISD students prepare their rockets for  launch on Saturday, May 13 near Smith Point, Texas


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