SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Saratoga Springs High School's NASA Club is one of only two competitors in New York State to qualify for this Saturday's National Rocketry Competition in Virginia.Team America Rocketry challenge is the world's largest student rocket contest. During a ceremony following the May 11 competition, $60,000 of scholarship money will be awarded to winners, along with a chance to participate in NASA'S student launch initiative.To qualify for the trip, the team had to design, build and fly a rocket that carried a raw egg up to an altitude of 750 feet, and then land it without the egg cracking. Nationally, 725 teams competed, and Saratoga's team is one of 100 selected to attend the Nationals.The team demonstrated for our CBS6 news cameras early Tuesday morning. The launch was a success, a few technical difficulties in the air, but the egg survived the 790 foot launch. Safe to say the team is ready to compete, they leave for Virginia Thursday night.Team members, Connor McFarland, Charlie McCabe, Jay Murray, Steve Leonard and Mike Gregory, along with science teacher and adviser, Charlotte Naples are hoping to raise $3,000 to support the trip to the competition.For more information about the team or to make a donation supporting the trip to the national competition, contact Charlotte Naples at c_naples@saratogaschools.org Donations can be made to: Saratoga Springs HS ATTN: Charlotte Naples 1 Blue Streak Blvd, Saratoga Springs NY 12866If you would like to cheer Saratoga's team on throughout the competition, follow them on their facebook page, and also check back with CBS6 to find out how they fared.
Author | CBS6 Albany |
Duration | 203 seconds |
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