Get FIRED-UP With The
8th Rockets for Schools Launch!
*** Schedule of Events (PDF file) ***
Rockets for Schools 2004 is scheduled for Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15 (rain date is May 16) in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Here students, in 6th-12th grade, experience the excitement of running a rocket launch and working directly with industry professionals. The launch weekend includes:
- A visit from a US Astronaut
- Educational program on rocketry
- Participation in student launches
- Teaming with other students from several states and working with professionals in the field
Ways to Participate:
- Launch Teams - Individual students can apply to be a member of the following teams:
- Recovery
- Tracking
- Mission Control
- Weather Balloon
Students wishing to participate on a launch team must fill out the Rockets for Schools Launch Team Application for Participation.
Program Fee: $25.00 per student
- Student Rocket Teams - Student teams (maximum of ten (10) students and an adult advisor) can build a "Rockets for Schools" rocket to launch at the weekend. No previously flown rockets will be allowed. Awards are given to Student Rocket Teams for fit and finish, payload, displays, presentations and team spirit.
Each team member must fill out the Rockets for Schools Launch Team Application for Participation.
| Program Fee: |
Level #1 Rocket -- $400.00 ($250 Team Entry Fee & $150 Rocket Cost) |
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Level #2 Rocket -- $530.00 ($250 Team Entry Fee & $280 Rocket Cost) |
| Please note that the Rocket Team program fee includes the cost of the rocket kit. The rocket kit includes step by step instructions and all parts necessary for construction (except painting and payload). Motors are furnished on launch day. |
*** Application Deadline is February 15, 2004 ***
Please submit to:
Great Lakes Space Port Education Foundation, Inc.
Rockets for Schools
PO Box 684
Sheboygan, WI 53082-0684
(920)458-6299 / Fax: (920)458-6299
E-mail: carol@rockets4schools.org
Hotel Information
Past launch information: 2003
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