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Saturday was a super slow day for launching. Only two had been tested by 11:30. And they were still the only two by 4:11.  There were still 5 and one possible relaunch trying to qualify through Stages 1 and 2.

The evening became longer yet. At 4:16 the rocket #123 rework/relaunch  was the first to return to Stage 3. Others were very slow to follow.
At 6:15 #123A finally went for its relaunch followed by three more in fairly quick succession. The final one for the day made it to the rail but then developed issues which the pad crew worked diligently to overcome. Launch was attempted and failed and another attempt was made to correct some minor problems. As the crew worked the vehicle began to lose integrity and show signs of coming apart on the rail. The unfortunate call was eventually made to abort the launch and it was returned to the students. This ended testing for the Southeast Texas/Smith Point launch weekend.

More information on these launches can be found at http://www.systemsgo.org/events/ .

• A live feed for the launch was provided and will be available at www.systemsgo.org

If you follow this program and like viewing the launches, there is one more available to view for Rockets 2021. Jal, New Mexico will be launching May 11-13.
 Picture uploads from The Texas Rocket Trail of Rockets 2021 can be found on my Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ginger.burow/

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 #Rockets2021 #gettothepoint

Friday morning was an early one. Chita Craft and her Channel 11 News crew covered an early launch while reporting the weather from the site. Students from Anahuac were interviewed before launching Rocket 100, which they had built.

It was a successful launch, although the chute did not deploy, and it landed ballistic about 150 feet from Recovery Team 4, (Steve and Myself). It was completely dug into the ground with only about one foot and the fins still visible.

Chita Craft, came out to the landing site and took pictures as the teams retrieved it from the ground. Afterwards, the recovery teams took a photo opp with Ms. Craft.

Today’s schedule boasts four schools and 19 rockets. As of 5:00 this afternoon, ten had launched and another 8 were accounted for and expected to launch. Another long evening was rolling on as everyone awaited final checks in Stage 3 so that rockets could load the pad.

The goal was not to have any hold overs to tomorrow so that a hopefully short schedule could be maintained. As this week has shown though even short schedules can become long. Clearing vehicles through the stages is a little longer process this year as students have had to navigate all the COVID issues with school this last year, and that has made work on these vehicles hard to accomplish. This has left some arriving here not as prepared as they both thought they were, or as they would normally have been. Patience has been long, hard and required for all aspects of this year’s launches.

By evening’s end 20 had left the rail. This included the Anahuac display for the news.
Thus ended another long day of launching.

The Southeast Texas/Smith Point launch dates, schools and Livestream links are  listed here for your convenience or can be found at http://www.systemsgo.org/events/ .

Southeast Texas/Smith Point

• Saturday, May 8
• Launch & All Stages: 19350 FM 562, Anahuac, TX 77514
  South of Anahuac, near Smith Point, Texas
• Southeast Texas-Smith Point 2019 Flight Schedule
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• -Schools participating: Booker T Washington HS, Liberty HS, , Milby HS, Summer Creek HS, Liberty 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.
• May 8- Day 3

The sites will be open to admittance for students and teachers only at 6:00 a.m. Projected start time for launches is 8:30 a.m. All is contingent on test vehicle readiness and ability to pass Stages 1 and 2. Mission Control will be ready for Stage 3 checks by 8:00 a.m.

Restrooms and wash stations will be provided at the launch site. Due to COVID restrictions, no concessions or spectator tent will be available, because no spectators are allowed this year. Teachers are asked to bring pop up tents for themselves and their students. Please remember sunscreen, chairs, umbrellas, extra snacks, drinks, and food.  Downtime entertainment for the students to engage in between launches may also be helpful. Rockets are subject to winds, weather and workmanship, all of which can stall a launch, and delay schedules.

If you follow this program and like viewing the launches, there is one more available to view for Rockets 2021. Jal, New Mexico will be launching May 11-13.

Daily reports featuring schedules, school names, 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 #Rockets2021 #EyesontheSkies #gettothepoint

The Southeast Texas/Smith Point testing site had it’s first day of launches today. Originally 41 vehicles were scheduled for testing by 20 schools at this site.  Testing days are May 6-8, with a rain contingency day to be used only if needed on May 9.

The schedule for today slated five schools launching 12 rockets. This quickly dropped to four schools and 5 rockets for today. Their is a seventh one for Anahuac, which will launch at 6:45 tomorrow morning. Of the original five schools scheduled to launch today, Sunnyvale High School aborted, a few other schools did not bring the full numbers they had originally quoted, and one do not qualify and returned home.

Launches were very slow even though numbers were low. Only two vehicles had been tested by 2:30. The other four still had not passed through to Stage 3. What should have been a short day, became long day of waiting. The last rocket finally launched at 7:00 p.m. was recovered and the crew headed fir food.    .

Teacher, Kirk Moore arranged for Channel 11  News to broadcast live tomorrow, Friday at the launch site. Since our sites are closed to public participation this year, this is a wonderful opportunity for the students. He is planning a launch at 6:45 a.m. He state that he is, ” Pumped that we are finally getting chance to show what our kids do.”

The Southeast Texas/Smith Point launch dates, locations, picture links, live stream links, and schools are also listed here for your convenience or can be found at http://www.systemsgo.org/events/ .

Southeast Texas/Smith Point

• Friday, May 7
• Launch & All Stages: 19350 FM 562, Anahuac, TX 77514
  South of Anahuac, near Smith Point, Texas
• Southeast Texas-Smith Point 2021 Flight Schedule (Not including Anahuac’s 6:45 a.m. TV launch.)
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• Schools participating: Pasadena Memorial HS, Brazoswood HS, Kingwood HS, Anahuac HS
• 35  expected rockets for testing
• A Livestream for each launch will be provided and will be available at www.systemsgo.org as each launch date arrives.
• May 7- Day 2
• Pictures from the progress at the site to this point are on SystemsGo Facebook page, as well as my Facebook page. They can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/SystemsGoEducation
• https://www.facebook.com/ginger.burow

The sites will be open to admittance for students and teachers only at 6:00 a.m. Projected start time for launches is 8:30 a.m. All is contingent on test vehicle readiness and ability to pass Stages 1 and 2. Mission Control will be ready for Stage 3 checks by 8:00 a.m.

Restrooms and wash stations will be provided at the launch site. Due to COVID restrictions, no concessions or spectator tent will be available, because no spectators are allowed this year. Teachers are asked to bring pop up tents for themselves and their students. Please remember sunscreen, chairs, umbrellas, extra snacks, drinks, and food.  Downtime entertainment for the students to engage in between launches may also be helpful. Rockets are subject to winds, weather and workmanship, all of which can stall a launch, and delay schedules.

If you follow this program and like viewing the launches, there is one more available to view for Rockets 2021 after this one. Jal, New Mexico launches next week, May 11-13.

Daily reports featuring schedule links, school names, results, pictures and some editorial content will be posted during the event if information is available.

Daily picture uploads can also be found on my Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ginger.burow/

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 #Rockets2021 #EyesontheSkies #gettothepoint

Things have not gone well down in Smith Point this weekend! Weather has been completely uncooperative causing the cancellation of Friday’s launches in total and only allowing two off the rail on Saturday.

Lightning became a major issue Saturday creating safety hazards that only allowed evacuation of the site as the rule for the day. There were 28 rockets scheduled to launch but only two did. Fortunately the rest had made it through stages 1 and 2 and are rail ready for tomorrow, Sunday.

Friday’s Rockets, numbering 18 were already rescheduled for launch on Sunday. They will still have to clear stages 1 and 2. This makes a wild total of 44 rockets to launch Sunday weather permitting!

According to posts from SystemsGo ‘s Facebook page, the new plan for Sunday is as follows. Saturday’s volleys will load the rails and launch while Friday’s are passing through stages 1 and 2. Sounds like it’s going to be an early morning, and a long day! This will be a record breaking day if all 44 vehicles ride the skies.

Recovery I hope your rides are fueled and you have your water resistant track shoes on. You’re going to be busy!  And you guys at the Pad, God bless you! You’re going to need it! Stage 3 and Mission Control, think fast it’s going to be a fun filled crazy day. Good luck to everyone, students and schools too!

Power was restored to the site late today according to SystemsGo but Livestream is still highly unlikely Sunday. They won’t know for sure until they start up  in the morning. They will try to record launches for later posting.

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

• Sunday , May 12
• 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.

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.

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

The  2019 Rocket season stalled today as severe thunderstorms crossed the area Thursday evening. This forced SystemsGo to cancel launch for Friday and email schools asking them to reschedule to Sunday.

When the storms passed and the team was able to reach the site, they found damage to the site and flooding. To what extent they didn’t report,  but work was underway during the day to bring the site back to potential and allow it to dry out as much as continued weather would allow.

No further reports have been posted so as far as we know, launching will resume tomorrow.

Watch SystemsGo’s Facebook page for updates tomorrow morning!

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.
• May 10- Day 2

The site should 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.

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.

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

The Southeast Texas/Smith Point testing site had it’s first day of launches today. 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 original schedule for today showed four schools launching 11 rockets. Reports from the site this evening boasted a great day, with 13 vehicles launched, 12 recovered and only one in the Bay. That is really good odds for a startup day.

Opening day gave the group perfect weather, with only partly cloudy skies which works well to keep the rails lifting those rockets skyward. According to Captain Garrett, they were all off the range by 4:30 (16:30) which is great for team and volunteers to be able to get some food and rest before it starts again tomorrow.

Erin Arkinson reports that things went well, but they are now watching the weather closely hoping that they can make it to the range tomorrow. There is a big weather cell moving across the area and more to come. Be sure to watch SystemsGo’s Facebook page for weather updates, including any delays to tomorrow or subsequent days’ start times.

The Southeast Texas/Smith Point launch dates, locations, map links, ticket links, picture links, live stream links, and schools are also listed here for your convenience or can be found at http://www.systemsgo.org/events/ .

Southeast Texas/Smith Point

• Friday, May 10
• 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.
• May 10- Day 2
• Pictures from the progress at the site to this point are on SystemsGo Facebook page, as well as my Facebook page. They can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/SystemsGoEducation/https://www.facebook.com/ginger.burow  (No pictures from Thursday on mine. I didn’t get a chance to watch the live feed and steal screen shots today, but will try to do better tomorrow. I also don’t have my usual crew down there sending pictures.)

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.

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.

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

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