Ignite Adds Three Board Members
Hickerson, Deike, Netherland Join Board Of Innovative Rocket Program
J. Carson Dickie, President of Ignite, Inc., the Fredericksburg-based nonprofit organization that helped develop and support the innovative SystemsGo high school Aeroscience program, has announced the addition of three members to its board of directors. They are Bob Hickerson, Mary Alice Deike, and Scott F. Netherland. >> read more
33 Texas science teachers attend rocket training in Fredericksburg
In preparation to teach local project-based SystemsGo aeroscience classes
Thirty-three Texas high school science teachers gathered in Fredericksburg for hands-on training in SystemsGo Aeroscience, an innovative project-based course in which students design, build, and launch rockets that travel several miles high and surpass the speed of sound. >>read more
Ignite honors NASA Space Shuttle manager
Video of "rocket cam" installed in vehicle built and launched by students from the University of Texas Longhorn Rocket Association at Rockets '09, Meek Ranch, Fredericksburg TX. YouTube video
Rocket Science at Akins High School >> KXAN Story
Akins HS launches at Rockets 09 at Fredericksburg >> KXAN Story
Public invited to watch 46 rockets launched April 24-26
Colleges, middle schools, NASA to attend Rockets '09 at Fredericksburg
The public will have a rare opportunity to witness 46 rockets roar off four launch pads, soar over one mile high, and break the sound barrier at Rockets '09, April 24 - 26, 2009 at the Paul Meek Ranch south of Fredericksburg, Texas. The free event is the culminating activity of the acclaimed SystemsGo Aeroscience program, developed over 10 years by Brett Williams, technology teacher at Fredericksburg High School.
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