Congratulations to Caddo Magnet’s rocketry team! They are one of 101 teams invited to compete in the National Finals of the American Rocketry Challenge. Members of the team are students Sonya Patel, Ramya Adams, Elizabeth Shum, Connor Cook, Aiden Rideout, and Nathaniel van Bentem. 

To qualify, teams built and launched a rocket to safely carry a payload of two raw eggs, with a target flight duration of 41-44 seconds and an altitude of 835 feet.

The finalist teams are vying for $100,000 and the title of National Champion. The National Champions will receive an all-expense-paid trip to London for the International Finals. 

Eric Fanning, President and CEO of Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) said, “The hands-on experience students gain as part of the American Rocketry Challenge creates limitless pathways in STEM and the aerospace industry, opening the door for them to be a part of the world’s most exciting innovations…These students will be designing the rockets that will take us to Mars and beyond…”