Richards Rocketeers Finish Sixth Nationally

The Richards Rocketeers, a Rocketry team at Richrds R-5 School in West Plains, Competed in the American Rocketry Challenge this past weekend in Washington DC, so I talked to Superintendant, Dr Bunn about how the team did..

The American Rocketry Challenge is an aerospace and defense industry flagship program challenging students to design, build and fly a rocket that flies to an altitude of 800 feet and must return to the ground within 41 to 43 seconds all while not damaging a payload of eggs.