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Waitlist Only: Aerospace Engineering: Rocketry (6/24 - 6/28)
This camp is full. Please email [email protected] to be added to the waitlist.
This registration is only for waitlist students.
Tuition: $500 for the 1-week session ($100 nonrefundable deposit)
Dates: Monday - Friday, June 24 - June 28
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Ideaventions, 12340 Pinecrest Rd, Reston, VA
Grades: rising 7th - rising 9th
Description:
For thousands of years, humans have looked up to the sky and wondered about the cosmos. A few exceptionally curious people have dedicated their lives to finding more about the what lies above us. This course will focus on learning about the innovative technologies that have made these breakthroughs possible and rocket building science and techniques. As we learn about these advances, we'll engineer and launch basic and advanced model rockets to complete various missions of their choosing (e.g. carrying an egg as cargo to target altitudes and ensuring safe recovery). Additionally, we'll use the flight simulation program Kerbal Space Program to design, construct, and test virtual rockets and planes. Topics include fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, propulsion, projectiles, craft structure, and materials science. This class looks to inspire the next generation aerospace engineers to help develop technologies to drive mankind forward not only here on Earth, but also in the cosmos. It’s only rocket science! The experience will conclude with a launch day to test and evaluate our rockets.