Today, Friday was the first day of Houston rocket launches. This is new for this year. Usually Friday is just a set up day, but do to more rocket volume to achieve launching, Friday afternoon was added. Eight schools tested a total of 12 rockets this afternoon.
According to reports from team members at the site, all 12 rockets left the rail. That does not mean each was a perfect launch, but then that is why they are considered test vehicles. All in all it was a good day with fabulous weather, and a great new location with good results. And they get to do it all over again Saturday.
These are screen shots of the action in Houston. Quality isn’t always perfect but at least you can see some of what went on today. I will add more to Facebook and post them at some point on Saturday. The link to my page is down below these photos.
I do have more photos I grabbed from the live feed as well as some from team members that I will be posting Saturday morning. https://www.facebook.com/ginger.burow
Here is the schedule for Saturday as listed on the SystemsGo website.
Saturday, May 13, 2017 | ||
School Name |
# 1st Level Tsiolkovsky |
# 2nd Level Oberth |
Brazosport High School Bradley Nelson |
1 | |
Brazoswood High School Dale Hobbs |
3 | 1 |
Channelview High School Alan Stone |
3 | |
Davis High School Hasan Johnson |
2 | |
Kingwood Park High School Jim Brown |
2 | |
Liberty High School Matthew Williams |
2 | 1 |
SF Austin High School Richard Hubbard |
5 | |
7 | ||
Schools Launching | ||
Totals | 18 | 2 |
May 21st Total Rockets | 20 |
Please remember that since there is pubic access to this event this year, there are tickets for order and those may be found on the SystemsGo website as well at this link: https://www.greateventseats.com/events.php?lID=92
Livestream is available again this year so friends and family can watch the action online. The link for that is on SystemsGo‘s website or posted here: http://livestream.com/systemsgo
Here is Phil Houseal keeping the Livestream action going:
Event details will be available here each day of the event. Daily reports featuring schedules, school names, results, pictures if available, and some editorial content will also be posted.
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.