The NASA USLI competition encourages teams to reach out to younger students to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Charger Rocket Works has a strong history of public outreach and we are very proud to have been awarded "Best Outreach" for the 2008-2009 competition. Members from our team were able to interact with over 500 students in the Huntsville area! We were also featured on an episode of the TV show On The Job, aired on Alabama Public Television (click here for the episode).
For the 2009-2010 competition we are striving to exceed our numbers from last year! If you would like to coordinate an outreach event with Charger Rocket Works, please contact our Outreach Committee by emailing sli@eng.uah.edu.
Outreach Events
| Date |
September 12, 2009 |
| Event |
LCA Career Day |
| Location |
Life Christian Academy, Harvest, AL |
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# of Students Reached |
10 |
| Team Members |
Adam, Chris, Kristi, Leslie, Paul, Tim |
| Description |
This was a great opportunity for Life Christian Academy (LCA) students to learn about different careers that are popular in the Huntsville area and get information from local community colleges and universities.
Students were able to interact with engineers, military personnel, computer scientists, police officers, firefighters, nurses, home repair specialists, and many others. There were representatives from UAHuntsville and Wallace State Community College present to give out brochures and applications. Our team showed great enthusiasm and had two rockets on display. Charger Rocket Works was happy to attend and had a great time! |
| Date |
October 20-21, 2009 |
| Event |
Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium |
| Location |
Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL |
| # of Students Reached |
N/A |
| Team Members |
Danny, Leslie, Mike, Seiya, Stefani, Tim |
| Description |
This symposium was held by the American Astronomical Society in conjunction with the Huntsville National Space Club and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. This year's topic was "Looking Ahead: The Next Chapter in Space." Student volunteers presented information about the USLI competition and the Charger Rocket Works team to the symposium audience. We were very honored to have the opportunity to meet Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator, and he was very excited to see so many hard working students!
Many influential people spoke during the symposium, including: Robert Lightfoot, Director of NASA MSFC; Mark Geyer, Orion Project Manager at NASA JSC; Alan Ladwig, from the office of Public Liaison of NASA Headquarters; Charlie Precourt, Vice President of ATK Space Launch Systems; Jim Maser, President of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne; and Andreas Diekmann, Head of the Washington Office of the European Space Agency. |
| Date |
October 31, 2009 |
| Event |
TARC Launch |
| Location |
Bragg Farms, Toney, AL |
| # of Students Reached |
TBD |
| Team Members |
TBD |
| Description |
Charger Rocket Works is very excited to be assisting with the Team America Rocketry Competition (TARC) launch at Bragg Farms! |
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