The Rockets 2022 season blasts off in Jal, New Mexico today for the start of the SystemsGo Rocket Trail. New Mexico launches are the first of five launch events for the Tsiolkovsky and Oberth levels this spring.
The current rosters list 12 schools participating in the Jal, New Mexico launch, where they will be testing 30 rockets. This is the fifth active year for this venue, and it has grown by a third for participating schools, up from 2021’s 8 schools, and has doubled in the number of vehicles testing at the site, up from 16 last season.
All sites are open for public viewing of the launches this year. Please bring your own 10×10 shelters for shade, and chairs for those in your party.
Any member of the public wishing to attend a launch is required to register online and agree to SystemsGo Terms and Conditions 2022. There is no charge, but proof of registration is required before entering the site. Ticket Links can be found here for the New Mexico launch or at https://www.systemsgo.org/events/ listed under each individual venue.
Launches will be broadcast on Livestream available at this link or on the SystemsGo Events page.
A map link for the location is listed here for your convenience and can also be found on the SystemsGo Events page.
The launch dates, locations, and schools are also listed here for your convenience, or can be found at http://www.systemsgo.org/events/ .
Jal, New Mexico:
- Tuesday, April 26 – Thursday, April 28
- Weather Contingency Day will be Thursday, April 28, as needed.
- Returning to the launch site on Phillips Hill Road and County Road #10, near Jal, NM.
- Schools participating: Fort Sumner HS, Grady HS, Hagerman HS, Jal HS, Lovington HS, Alamogordo HS, Dora HS, Animas HS, Kermit HS, Hobbs HS, Elida HS, Loving HS, Logan HS, Goddard HS
- 30 expected rockets for testing
- Tuesday, April 26, 2022
- Animas High School
- Kermit High School
- Jal High School
- Alamogordo High School
- Hobbs High School
- Elida High School
- Wednesday, April 27, 2022
- Lovington High School
- Hagerman High School
- Ft. Sumner High School
- Dora High School
- Loving High School
- Grady High School
- Logan High School
- Goddard High School
- Thursday, April 28, 2022
- No Schools listed here yet.
The site will be open for admittance at 6:00 am. with students and teachers arriving for Stage 1 and 2 checks beginning at that time. Launches will commence thereafter. Based off crew times, first launches should be shortly after 9:00 am.
If this is your first time as a spectator to one of these events, always be prepared for delays. 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 either in person or on the Livsestream. Even if you cannot be there in person, just knowing you are watching them and cheering them on will boost their morale and bolster their success for their vehicle’s launch. Getting to see the look on your students’ faces when their vehicle goes up and then is recovered, is priceless.
Please watch the SystemsGo website, SystemsGo Facebook page, SystemsGo Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/SystemsGoNews 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 #SystemsGoRocketTrail #Rockets2022 #EyesontheSkies #SystemsGoNM
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