The 2019 Rocket season is on it’s last leg of the junior series launches with the Southeast Texas/Smith Point testing site. As the name states, this site is in Smith Point just south of Anahuac, Texas. It is for schools in the Houston and Southeast Texas area. Currently 57 vehicles are scheduled for testing by 17 schools at this site. This site will test this weekend, May 9-11, with a rain contingency day to be used only if needed on May 12.
The Southeast Texas (Houston) location originally began in Clute, Texas near Lake Jackson, Texas in 2012. The Houston launch opportunity became the second venue for testing for SystemsGo program students and schools at this point. It allowed many of the schools traveling from that area to the Fredericksburg launch a testing site closer to home. It also took some of the burden from Central Texas launch and redistributed it to the Houston site.
In 2017, the Clute location closed and the site moved to Smith Point making this the third year for launches in that space.
The Southeast Texas/Smith Point launch dates, locations, map links, ticket links, and schools are also listed here for your convenience or can be found at http://www.systemsgo.org/events/ .
Southeast Texas/Smith Point
- Thursday, May 9 – Saturday, May 11
- Launch & All Stages: 19350 FM 562, Anahuac, TX 77514
South of Anahuac, near Smith Point, Texas - Event Tickets
- Southeast Texas-Smith Point 2019 Flight Schedule
- Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/GE2tXoy3bgE2
- Schools participating: Gary HS, Hardin-Jefferson HS, Harleton HS, Northstar HS, SF Austin HS, Anahuac HS, Booker T Washington HS, Liberty HS, Pasadena Memorial HS, South Houston HS, Brazsoport HS, Brazoswood HS, Channelview HS, Kingwood Park HS, Milby HS, New Diana HS
- 57 expected rockets for testing
- A live feed for each launch will be provided and will be available at www.systemsgo.org as each launch date arrives.
The site will be open for admittance at 8:00 a.m. and launches will commence at 8:30 a.m. Of course rockets are subject to winds, weather and workmanship, all of which can stall a launch. Come join in the action and cheer on these students. Admission is free, but the look on your students’ faces when their vehicle goes up and then is recovered, is far from priceless.
Later in the summer, eight Texas schools are currently on the roster to attempt a possible 10 rockets at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, completing the fifth launch and finalizing the season.
If you plan to attend any of these launches please register for your attendance ticket ahead of time or obtain them at the gate. These are free but required for admittance to each site as they also include a waiver for access to the site. Reserving them ahead at the website is preferred to obtaining them at the gate because the latter slows entrance to the site and may result in you missing the viewing of your intended launch.
If you follow this program and like viewing the launches, this is the last one available to view for Rockets 2019.
A live feed for each launch will be provided and will be available at www.systemsgo.org as each launch date arrives.
The senior groups are tentatively scheduled to launch their Goddard level rockets at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico in late June. These are not available for public viewing or Livestream due to being tested on a military facility, but blog and SystemsGo updates will be posted online as available during that week.
Daily reports featuring schedule links, school names, results, pictures and some editorial content will be posted during the event if information is available.
Please watch the SystemsGo website, SystemsGo Facebook page, SystemsGo Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/SystemsGoNews and this blog for upcoming information on these events.
www.systemsgo.org as always is the place for more information on this program. You may also email them at info@systemsgo.org . Take the time to get your school involved, the future of your students will be greatly benefited.
Hope to see you at the launches! #RideTheSkies #texasrockettrail #Rockets2019
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