College of Education & Human Services
Western Rocketry Club
Founded in 2020, Western Rocketry is a student-led organization open to all undergraduate and graduate 澳门六合彩历史记录 students. Western Rocketry provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experiences in designing, building, and launching model rockets. This club promotes exciting experiences for students in all areas of study and will host regular rocket launching events that will be open to the student body, the general public, as well as members of the community and region. Western Rocketry Club is a student organization sponsored by Dr. Sebastian Szyjka (School of Education). Western Rocketry is a member of the National Association of Rocketry.
Club Roster (2024-2025)
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Rocket Launch Videos听听
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Launch Exhibition听
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The Launch Pad
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The Science Center rocket display above captures the essence of the "Vintage Space Era" beginning around 1959 and continuing through to about 1983. The display includes the following rockets: (1) Jupiter-C; (2) F-4 USS Constellation听Fighter; (3) Space Shuttle Columbia orbiter & Space Shuttle Columbia; (4) Mercury Redstone; (5) Mercury Atlas; (6) Titan 2 ICBM (small-and-large scale); (7) X-15 Rocket Plane; (8) The Saturn V & Saturn V (mini); (9) Gemini-Titan; (10) SR-71 Blackbird; (11) Saturn 1B (Two SA-205's & SA-208); (12) Saturn SA-7;听 (13) Saturn SA-5; (14) F-16 prototype (front in red, white, & blue and; (15) F-15 75th Anniversary听Oregon Air National Guard (front); (16) F-104 Starfighter; (17) F-7 Sea Dart; (18) Lockheed YF-12A Blackbird; and (19) Little Joe 2. The display also houses a variety of resources that can be used in the classroom to teach students about the physics of rockets. Check back regularly for updates and new additions to the case!听
听Rocket Launches & Meeting Dates/Times
Click on any of the months below to view some pictures of Western Rocketry Club launches or build events. Additional club meetings for builds may be added prior to launch dates.听
- July 2020
- September 2020
- October 2020 (Western Rocketry Exhibition Launch Event)
- November 2020
- December 2020听(Video Sideshow)
- January 23, 2021
- April 15, 2023 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM
- May 6, 2023 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM
- November 11, 2023 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM (Veterans Park in Macomb)
- November 12, 2023 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM (Alternative date if high winds or rain) (Veterans Park in Macomb)
Links to Rocketry Resources
- NASA Rockets (Educator Guide) (PDF)
- How Rockets Work (PDF)
- Rocketry Basics (PDF)
- Altitude Tracking (PDF)
听Western Rocketry Logos
Western Rocketry will be printing a variety of T-shirts with the club logo听designed by 澳门六合彩历史记录 2016 Graphic Communications Graduate Mariah Bartz.听听
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