Only -50 days, 9 hours, 44 minutes ...until Launch 2009!

	Sheboygan Weather Temperature: 43° F (6° C) Wind Chill:   Wind Direction: N Wind Speed: 0 mph Skies: Clear Visability: 10 Mile(s)

	New! WI Space Grant High School Rocket Competition Announcement of Opportunity

	News and Announcements 2008 Photos Available Inquire here Rocket Launch Lodging Hotel Information (pdf) Make your reservations by April 15, 2009! Volunteer Opportunities Sign up to volunteer at this year's event today. Help is needed in a variety of areas from Thursday, May 14 - Saturday, May 16, 2009. 2009 Schedule Available Schedule of Events (pdf)

Required Worksheet:

• Rockets for Schools Worksheet - 2009

Required Reading:

• NASA Rocketry Basics
• Rocket Motor Tutorial

Optional Reading:

• Thiokol Rocket Basics
• Basic Model Rocket Stability
• Rocket Stability of a Model Rocket in Flight
• Fundamentals of Rocket Stability
• Calculating Center of Pressure
• High Power Rocketry Motors Basics
• Fundamentals of Rocket Motors
• Newton's Laws of Motion & Model Rocketry
• Forces on a Model Rocket

Rockets for Schools Participant's Web Sites

• Michigan Tech University
• Kingsford High School

• NASA Home Page

• Sheboygan Astronomical Society
• Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce
• Tripoli Wisconsin Association
• Space Explorers, Inc.
• Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC)
• Fondy Space Flight Institute