Wed, May 12, 2010
ANN To Offer Extensive Coverage Of Team America Rocketry
Challenge
With Atlantis poised on pad 39A for
a launch Friday, the Aero-TV crew will turn its cameras on rockets
of a smaller scale on Saturday. Teams of students from all over the
nation will be gathering this weekend at Great Meadow in The
Plains, VA for TARC, the Team America Rocketry Challenge, and
Aero-TV will be there.
100 student rocketry teams will compete in the final round of
the Challenge on Saturday. The finalists include teams from 30
states and the U.S. Virgin Islands who qualified after months of
preparation from a field of 669 squads and thousands of
students.
Qualifying teams of middle- and high-school students for the
eighth annual TARC – the world’s largest rocket contest
-- have the chance to earn $60,000 in scholarships and prizes. The
TARC champion will also win the opportunity to compete
internationally at an air show near London in July.
“This year’s TARC contest will be among the most
competitive in its eight-year history because of the high number of
teams that are participating,” said AIA (Aerospace Industries
Association) President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. “It’s
an exciting time for young people to be exposed to rocketry and all
the aerospace industry has to offer. We’re seeing a real
surge in our industry with TARC alumni taking advantage of exciting
career opportunities with many of our member companies.”
TARC teams are challenged to design, build and launch a model
rocket with a raw-egg payload to an altitude of 825 feet and
achieve a flight duration between 40 and 45 seconds. The rocket
must return the egg safely and unbroken without using a
parachute.
The goal of the contest is to bolster student interest in the
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields and
attract more young people into aerospace careers. The STEM labor
force is aging. Across all degree levels and fields, about 26
percent of workers with science or engineering degrees are older
than age 50.
In the next couple of weeks, look for stories and exciting video
showing highlights of the contest. For more background on the
event, check out this
Aero-Cast Special Feature with Audrey Koehler,
Manager of Team America Rocketry Challenge.
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