Space Cowboys Rocketry Team

Space Cowboys Rocketry Team
Photo by Megan Bean

March 9, 2011

Space Cowboys rocket team members senior James Kelly and sophomore Carlyse Williams work to prepare the group's rocket to compete in NASA's University Student Launch Initiative set to take place in May. The team earned second place in level one of the 2010 competition, allowing them to progress to the tougher, more exclusive, level two competition this year to be held at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Having recently completed a successful test launch, the team has until May 18 to put the finishing touches on their rocket, which must be capable of reaching just under two miles in altitude (10,000 feet) and a water landing.