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NASA Announces Teams for 2024 Student Launch Challenge<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
NASA has announced the 70 teams<\/a> representing 24 states and Puerto Rico selected to compete in the 2024 Student Launch Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n The annual competition \u2013 one of NASA\u2019s nine Artemis Student Challenges<\/a> \u2013 requires middle\/high school and college\/university students to design, build, and fly a high-powered amateur rocket and scientific payload.<\/p>\n The nine-month-long challenge will culminate with on-site events April 10-14, 2024, with final launches April 13 at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama, just minutes north of NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center<\/a> in Huntsville, Alabama. Teams are not required to travel for their final launch, having the option to launch from a qualified location in their hometown. Details are outlined in the Student Launch Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n Each year NASA implements a new payload challenge to reflect relevant missions. This year\u2019s payload challenge is inspired by the Artemis<\/a> missions, which seek to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.<\/p>\n Students will design a SAIL (STEMnaut Atmosphere Independent Lander) payload. It must deploy mid-air, safely return to the ground without using a parachute, and be reusable to launch the same day without repairs or modifications. The payload will contain a crew of four STEMnauts, non-living objects representing astronauts. Students will choose metrics to determine the endurance of the lander, considering acceptable descent and landing parameters.<\/p>\n University\/college teams are required to meet the 2024 payload requirements set by NASA, but middle\/high school teams have the option to tackle the same challenge or design their own payload experiment.<\/p>\n Student teams will undergo detailed reviews by NASA personnel to ensure the safety and feasibility of their rocket and payload designs. All teams must declare their rocket\u2019s targeted altitude for final launch day during a preliminary design review. The team closest to their target will win the Altitude Award, just one of multiple awards presented to deserving teams at the end of the competition. Other awards include overall winner, vehicle design, experiment design, social media presence, and more.<\/p>\n In addition to the engineering and science side of the competition, students must also participate in outreach efforts such as engaging with local schools and maintaining effective social media accounts. Student Launch is an all-encompassing challenge and aims to prepare the next generation for the professional world of space exploration.<\/p>\n The competition is managed by Marshall\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM). Additional funding and support are provided by NASA\u2019s OSTEM<\/a> via 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 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 Christopher Blair Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a> NASA has announced the 70 teams representing 24 states and Puerto Rico selected to compete in the 2024 Student Launch Challenge. The annual competition \u2013 one of NASA\u2019s nine Artemis Student Challenges \u2013 requires middle\/high school and college\/university students to design, build, and fly a high-powered amateur rocket and scientific payload. The nine-month-long challenge will [\u2026] Continue reading ![\"Students](\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023studentlaunch-rocketfair.jpg\")
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