Shooting for the stars
IGNITE sponsors summer rocket camps across the state

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Fredericksburg (TX) High School students launch one rocket; learn from attempt
White Sands Missile Range - 2008 Launch Attempt
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Ignite on NBC Nightly News

Rockets '08 featured on NBC Nightly New on May 2, 2008. Read the online version and watch video on Ignite Education.
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Meek Foundation pledges $60,000 to SystemsGo Aeroscience program; Paul Meek early supporter of Fredericksburg rocket program

Sue Meek has announced that the Paul Meek Foundation is pledging $20,000 a year for the next three years in support of the Ignite SystemsGo Aeroscience program. Mrs. Meek made the announcement during a dinner hosted by the Ignite program on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, TX.   >> read more

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Watch a video of two liftoffs at Rockets '08!

 

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Medina Valley rocket teacher wins science education grant

San Antonio, TX - The Southwest Foundation Forum of San Antonio has announced it will present a prestigious Science Education Award to the Medina Valley High School Rocket Physics program. Tanner Lange is the instructor and grant applicant. >> read more

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Air Force Association recognizes SystemsGo teacher for excellence

The Alamo Area Chapter of the Air Force Association (AFA) has named Tanner Lange, Medina Valley High School (MVHS) instructor for the SystemsGo Aeroscience program, as their Outstanding Teacher of the Year for Excellence in Science and Mathematics. >> read more

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Launching a Program: Robstown ISD student lobbies to bring Aeroscience program to his school

Designing and building a rocket that roars off the launch pad is a powerful challenge to any high school student. But one Robstown student accomplished something more difficult; he launched an entire aeroscience program at his school. >> read more

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High school students conduct successful rocket engine test

Fredericksburg High School students successfully completed three test burns at the Humble-Bowden Propulsion Research Center at the school on Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008. >> read more

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SpaceX

Two graduates of the SystemsGo Aeroscience program are
helping PayPal founder Elon Musk develop the next
generation of launch vehicles at SpaceX. >> read more

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Mission: Education
San Antonio Express-News (TX)
December 27, 2007

In these schools, it is rocket science.

NASA may be scaling back when it comes to space exploration, but for science teachers trying to engage kids, nothing is quite as appealing as shooting off rockets. With an increasing emphasis on math and science, schools are launching new programs focusing on aeronautics and engineering, and long-standing programs are showing more success than ever.  >> read more

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SystemsGo: Failure is an Option

T minus 1 day and counting...

The sun was setting behind the San Andres Mountains, casting shadows across the white sands of New Mexico. Half a dozen high school students scrambled to run final checks on Redbird 9-H, the 24-foot rocket they had designed, built, and were now ready to test. With less than 24 hours before launch, all systems were "go."

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Record-breaking pilot Chuck Yeager presents signed photograph to SystemsGo program

Air Force Major General and American hero Charles "Chuck" Yeager recently had a signed photograph delivered to Fredericksburg science teacher Brett Williams in support of the new SystemsGo Aeroscience initiative that is now spreading to other high schools in Texas.   >> read more

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Williams earns AIAA citation for work with high school rocket program

Fredericksburg TX, Nov 10, 2007 - The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has awarded its Special Service Citation to Brett Williams, Fredericksburg High School science teacher whose students have earned national recognition for building and launching rockets that have broken records for speed and altitude.         >> read more

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Ignite Education Featured in Texas Lone Star Magazine
August/September 2007