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<\/a><\/figure>\nHigh school and collegiate student teams gathered just north of NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to participate in the agency\u2019s annual Student Launch competition April 13. <\/div>\nCredits: NASA\/Charles Beason<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nOver 1,000 students from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico launched high-powered, amateur rockets on April 13, just north of NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the agency\u2019s annual Student Launch competition.<\/p>\n
Teams of middle school, high school, college, and university students were tasked to design, build, and launch a rocket and scientific payload to an altitude between 4,000 and 6,000 feet, while making a successful landing and executing a scientific or engineering payload mission.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese bright students rise to a nine-month challenge that tests their skills in engineering, design, and teamwork,\u201d said Kevin McGhaw, director of NASA\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement Southeast Region. \u201cThey are the Artemis Generation, the future scientists, engineers, and innovators who will lead us into the future of space exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n
NASA announced the University of Notre Dame is the overall winner of the agency\u2019s 2024 Student Launch challenge, followed by Iowa State University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A complete list challenge winners can be found on the agency\u2019s student launch web page<\/a>.<\/p>\nEach year NASA implements a new payload challenge to reflect relevant missions. This year\u2019s payload challenge is inspired by the\u00a0Artemis<\/a>\u00a0missions, which seek to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.<\/p>\nThe complete list of award winners are as follows:<\/p>\n
2024 Overall Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- First place: University of Notre Dame, Indiana<\/li>\n
- Second place: Iowa State University, Ames<\/li>\n
- Third place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3D Printing Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: University of Tennessee Chattanooga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: First Baptist Church of Manchester, Manchester, Connecticut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Altitude Award<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: Iowa State University, Ames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: Morris County 4-H, Califon, New Jersey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best-Looking Rocket Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: New York University, Brooklyn, New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: Notre Dame Academy High School, Los Angeles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Reusable Launch Vehicle Innovative Payload Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: University of Colorado Boulder<\/li>\n
- Second place: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee<\/li>\n
- Third place: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Judge\u2019s Choice Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nMiddle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa<\/li>\n
- Second place: Young Engineers in Action, LaPalma, California<\/li>\n
- Third place: First Baptist Church of Manchester, Manchester, Connecticut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Project Review Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: University of Florida, Gainesville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: University of Florida, Gainesville<\/li>\n
- Second place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/li>\n
- Third place: University of Notre Dame, Indiana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
AIAA Rookie Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: University of Colorado Boulder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Safety Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: University of Notre Dame, Indiana<\/li>\n
- Second place: University of Florida, Gainesville<\/li>\n
- Third place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Social Media Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: University of Colorado Boulder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: Newark Memorial High School, Newark, California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
STEM Engagement Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nCollege Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: University of Notre Dame, Indiana<\/li>\n
- Second place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/li>\n
- Third place: New York University, Brooklyn, New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: Notre Dame Academy High School, Los Angeles, California<\/li>\n
- Second place: Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa<\/li>\n
- Third place: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Service Academy Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nFirst place: United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, Colorado<\/p>\n
Vehicle Design Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nMiddle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: First Baptist Church of Manchester, Manchester, Connecticut<\/li>\n
- Second place: Explorer Post 1010, Rockville, Maryland<\/li>\n
- Third place: Plantation High School, Plantation, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Payload Design Award:<\/strong><\/p>\nMiddle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n
\n- First place: Young Engineers in Action, LaPalma, California<\/li>\n
- Second place: Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa<\/li>\n
- Third place: Spring Grove Area High School, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Student Launch is one of NASA\u2019s nine\u00a0Artemis Student Challenges<\/a>, activities which connect student ingenuity with NASA\u2019s work returning to the Moon under Artemis in preparation for human exploration of Mars.<\/p>\nThe competition is managed by Marshall\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM). Additional funding and support are provided by\u00a0NASA\u2019s OSTEM<\/a>\u00a0via the Next Gen STEM project, NASA\u2019s Space Operations Mission Directorate, Northrup Grumman, National Space Club Huntsville, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Association of Rocketry, Relativity Space, and Bastion Technologies.<\/p>\nTo watch the full virtual awards ceremony, please visit NASA Marshall\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/a><\/p>\nFor more information about Student Launch, visit:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem\/studentlaunch\/home\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\nFor more information about other NASA challenges, please visit:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/stem.nasa.gov\/artemis\/<\/a><\/p>\nTaylor Goodwin
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256.544.0034\u00a0
taylor.goodwin@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>Over 1,000 students from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico launched high-powered, amateur rockets on April 13, just north of NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the agency\u2019s annual Student Launch competition.<\/p>\n
Teams of middle school, high school, college, and university students were tasked to design, build, and launch a rocket and scientific payload to an altitude between 4,000 and 6,000 feet, while making a successful landing and executing a scientific or engineering payload mission.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese bright students rise to a nine-month challenge that tests their skills in engineering, design, and teamwork,\u201d said Kevin McGhaw, director of NASA\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement Southeast Region. \u201cThey are the Artemis Generation, the future scientists, engineers, and innovators who will lead us into the future of space exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n
NASA announced the University of Notre Dame is the overall winner of the agency\u2019s 2024 Student Launch challenge, followed by Iowa State University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A complete list challenge winners can be found on the agency\u2019s student launch web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Each year NASA implements a new payload challenge to reflect relevant missions. This year\u2019s payload challenge is inspired by the\u00a0Artemis<\/a>\u00a0missions, which seek to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.<\/p>\n The complete list of award winners are as follows:<\/p>\n 2024 Overall Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n 3D Printing Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n Altitude Award<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n Best-Looking Rocket Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Reusable Launch Vehicle Innovative Payload Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n Judge\u2019s Choice Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n Project Review Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n AIAA Rookie Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n Safety Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n Social Media Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n STEM Engagement Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n College Level:<\/p>\n Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n Service Academy Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n First place: United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, Colorado<\/p>\n Vehicle Design Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n Payload Design Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n Middle\/High School Level:<\/p>\n Student Launch is one of NASA\u2019s nine\u00a0Artemis Student Challenges<\/a>, activities which connect student ingenuity with NASA\u2019s work returning to the Moon under Artemis in preparation for human exploration of Mars.<\/p>\n The competition is managed by Marshall\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM). Additional funding and support are provided by\u00a0NASA\u2019s OSTEM<\/a>\u00a0via the Next Gen STEM project, NASA\u2019s Space Operations Mission Directorate, Northrup Grumman, National Space Club Huntsville, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Association of Rocketry, Relativity Space, and Bastion Technologies.<\/p>\n To watch the full virtual awards ceremony, please visit NASA Marshall\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/a><\/p>\n For more information about Student Launch, visit:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem\/studentlaunch\/home\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n For more information about other NASA challenges, please visit:<\/p>\n https:\/\/stem.nasa.gov\/artemis\/<\/a><\/p>\n Taylor Goodwin\n
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Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256.544.0034\u00a0
taylor.goodwin@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n