{"id":14535,"date":"2017-06-25T19:46:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T23:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14535"},"modified":"2017-06-25T19:46:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T23:46:31","slug":"spaceport-america-cup-results-ula-interns-launch-future-heavy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14535","title":{"rendered":"Spaceport America Cup results + ULA Interns launch &#8220;Future Heavy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/spaceportamericacup.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Spaceport America Cup<\/a>\u00a0college student rocket competition took place last week at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceportamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Mexico spaceport<\/a>. \u00a0(See earlier <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preview posting here<\/a>.) Over 90 colleges were represented from around the world. The results are in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/story\/news\/local\/spaceport\/2017\/06\/25\/university-michigan-wins-first-spaceport-america-cup\/427129001\/\" target=\"_d\">University of Michigan wins first Spaceport America Cup &#8211; Las Cruces Sun-News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/story\/news\/local\/spaceport\/2017\/06\/24\/first-spaceport-cup-declares-winner\/424748001\/\">First Spaceport Cup competition wraps up &#8211; Las Cruces Sun-News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceportamericacup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14540\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Group-Photo-1-cropped-d-1024x5601.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 70D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1466017573&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Group Photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Group-Photo-1-cropped-d-1024x5601-1024x560.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14540 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Group-Photo-1-cropped-d-1024x5601-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Group-Photo-1-cropped-d-1024x5601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Group-Photo-1-cropped-d-1024x5601-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Group-Photo-1-cropped-d-1024x5601-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Final launch on Friday:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YJeLEaTdrNs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>==<\/p>\n<p>Interns working at United Launch Alliance built a big one-stage sport rocket that was launched at the event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2017\/06\/24\/ula-future-heavy-launch\/\" target=\"_d\">Colorado Student Experiments Part Of Record-Breaking Launch &#8211; CBS Denver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/krwg.org\/post\/student-rocket-launch-spaceport-america\" target=\"_d\">Student Rocket Launch At Spaceport America | KRWG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the ULA release about the project:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulalaunch.com\/2017-future-heavy-launch-ula-ball.aspx\" target=\"_d\">United Launch Alliance Interns, Ball Aerospace, and<br \/>\nColorado Students Participate in Record-setting\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spaceport America, N.M. (June 24, 2017)<\/strong> \u2013 A 53-foot-tall high-power sport rocket carried payloads thousands of feet above the New Mexico desert today at Spaceport America. United Launch Alliance (ULA) summer interns designed, built and launched the Future Heavy rocket, which carried 16 payloads (experiments and instruments) built by K-12 students, Ball Aerospace mentors and a combined ULA\/Roush Industries team. The rocket launched at the Spaceport America Cup International Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition in association with the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14537\" style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ulalaunch\/status\/878637921334550529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14537\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGMa3WU0AEuVMk1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ULA Future Heavy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ULA Future Heavy set vertical on its launch rail.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGMa3WU0AEuVMk1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-14537\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGMa3WU0AEuVMk1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGMa3WU0AEuVMk1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGMa3WU0AEuVMk1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGMa3WU0AEuVMk1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>ULA Interns&#8217; Future Heavy rocket vertical on its launch rail.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Future Heavy is the largest sport rocket to launch anywhere in the world, breaking the record set previously by ULA in 2016, when the rocket towered at 50 feet. The launch marked the culmination of an experience designed to simulate a real-life launch campaign and inspire students from kindergarten through graduate school to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14538\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZbDzU0AA_DWH1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,668\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Launch of the Future Heavy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZbDzU0AA_DWH1-1024x570.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14538\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZbDzU0AA_DWH1-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZbDzU0AA_DWH1-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZbDzU0AA_DWH1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZbDzU0AA_DWH1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZbDzU0AA_DWH1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cThe future of the space industry lies in the interns and students designing, building, and launching Future Heavy and the payloads it carried,\u201d said Tory Bruno, ULA president and CEO. \u201cUnited Launch Alliance continuously works to encourage the next generation of rocket scientists, astronauts, space entrepreneurs and enthusiasts. The sky (and physics) is the limit on the creativity and ingenuity at the Student Rocket Launch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Working on their own time, ULA interns designed, built and launched the rockets with the guidance of mentors, and Ball Aerospace mentors volunteered their time to create and test their payload. Altogether, more than 50 interns and 8 mentors from ULA along with Ball mentors participated in the 2017 event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14539\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14539\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZdDdUAAADZCZ1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,671\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Future Heavy on Parachutes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Parachutes deployed and returning to earth.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZdDdUAAADZCZ1-1024x573.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14539\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZdDdUAAADZCZ1-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZdDdUAAADZCZ1-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZdDdUAAADZCZ1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZdDdUAAADZCZ1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZdDdUAAADZCZ1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Parachutes deployed and returning to earth.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ULA and Roush Industries teamed up on a payload to test next-generation technology planned for use on future ULA rockets. The ULA and Roush payload will test a number of Integrated Vehicle Fluids (IVF) system components. IVF uses an internal combustion engine, manufactured by Roush Industries, that runs on propellant boil-off, otherwise vented to waste, to provide power to enable long-duration missions for the upper stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Future Heavy and its payloads weighed in at more than 1,350 pounds and generated approximately 8,000 pounds of thrust off the launch pad. The K-12 payloads included a swarm of small gliders to gather atmospheric data, a test of various methods to harvest the energy of descent and a kindergarten parachute experiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program demonstrates a collaborative real-world aerospace industry partnership and experience,\u201d said Rob Strain, president of Ball Aerospace. \u201cWe are proud to be supporting the next generation of space leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ulalaunch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14541\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZd70UwAAOPHe1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,674\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Future Heavy Landed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZd70UwAAOPHe1-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14541\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZd70UwAAOPHe1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZd70UwAAOPHe1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZd70UwAAOPHe1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZd70UwAAOPHe1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DDGZd70UwAAOPHe1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ball designed, built and tested the largest payloads including: a black box data recorder; an environmental sensor suite with on-board data storage; accelerometer, pressure, temperature and humidity sensors; and a parafoil using ram-air inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, ULA\u2019s Greg Arend, who leads the Student Rocket Launch project, received the Distinguished Engineering Educator Award by the Engineers\u2019 Council for his work on the program over the last five years. Over that time, hundreds of interns across all five of ULA\u2019s sites participated in this unique, hands-on STEM activity and worked to build Future Heavy, the world\u2019s largest high-powered sport rocket.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14536\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/torybruno\/status\/877577766769639424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=14536\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DC3HjpgVYAA0jG81.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"731,296\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ULA Intern Rocket\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DC3HjpgVYAA0jG81.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-14536\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DC3HjpgVYAA0jG81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DC3HjpgVYAA0jG81.jpg 731w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DC3HjpgVYAA0jG81-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>ULA interns lift the fuselage of the Future Heavy rocket that they built.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=echo&amp;banner=146870N94VDD8MAPHT02&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=1a66b7640a95795359e192e9c202c69f&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Spaceport America Cup\u00a0college student rocket competition took place last week at the New Mexico spaceport. \u00a0(See earlier preview posting here.) Over 90 colleges were represented from around the world. The results are in: University of Michigan wins first Spaceport America Cup &#8211; Las Cruces Sun-News First Spaceport Cup competition wraps up &#8211; Las Cruces Sun-News &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14535\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spaceport America Cup results + ULA Interns launch &#8220;Future Heavy&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,37,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-events","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3Mr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16211,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16211","url_meta":{"origin":14535,"position":0},"title":"130 student teams to compete in 2nd Annual Spaceport America Cup rocket competition","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"An announcement from Spaceport America: Second Annual Spaceport America Cup Scheduled for June 19-23 at Spaceport America, NM\u00a0 130 Teams of College and University Rocketeers from Around the Globe to Compete SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. (PRWEB)\u00a0JUNE 13, 2018:\u00a0 Student rocketeers from around the globe will gather at Spaceport America June 21-23\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Contests and Games&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/4uGLOy3BRN0\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14424,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14424","url_meta":{"origin":14535,"position":1},"title":"Spaceport America Cup &#8211; Collegiate rocket competition in New Mexico, June 20-24, 2017","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) and\u00a0Spaceport America\u00a0(near Las Cruces, New Mexico ) are sponsoring the\u00a0Spaceport America Cup\u00a0university student rocket competition, which will take place at the spaceport over June 20-24, 2017: The Spaceport America Cup is designed around IREC \u2013 the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition for student rocketry teams\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Contests and Games&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/BM09AOlmyuk\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6267,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6267","url_meta":{"origin":14535,"position":2},"title":"Space policy roundup &#8211; Jan.30.14 [Updated]","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A selection of space policy\/politics related links: NASA to buy more Soyuz seats for space station crews - Spaceflight Now Is now the time to start working on space property rights? - Space Politics California offers tax break jackpot for space companies; New Mexico wants better use of spaceport tax\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Space Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Space Policy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15671,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15671","url_meta":{"origin":14535,"position":3},"title":"The first Las Cruces Space Festival &#8211; April 12-14, 2018","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Las Cruces Space Festival\u00a0in Las Cruces, New Mexico, near Spaceport America, will celebrate \"Space for Everyone\" :\u00a0 The first Las Cruces Space Festival (LCSF) will be held from April 12 - 14, 2018 to celebrate space-related activity and interest in the Las Cruces region. 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