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UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge - 2008

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 UKAYRoC - Organisers

 UKAYRoC - Sponsors

 
 
 

 UKAYRoC - Supporters

 Welcome to UKAYRoC 2008

Tri Polus Ltd, UK Rocketry Association (UKRA), Space Connections and the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) are proud organisers of the second UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKAYRoC) . The challenge is based upon the successful Team America Rocketry Challenge, the largest model rocket showcase in the USA which has been running for 6 years with 700 teams participating and organised by the US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and National Association of Rocketry (NAR).

The UKAYRoC provides secondary school students a realistic experience in designing a flying aerospace vehicle that meets a specified set of mission and performance requirements. Students work in teams the same way aerospace engineers do. It is not intended to be easy, but it is well within the capabilities of secondary school students with a good background in science and maths and some craftsmanship skills.

 Key Information

UKAYRoC - 2009 RULES Announced

For 2009, UKAYRoC and TARC teams have to design, construct and successfully launch a rocket to carry one raw medium size hen’s egg to an altitude of 750 feet with a flight time of 45 seconds. The external diameter of the rocket at the point where the egg is placed must be no less than 59 millimetres. The egg must be placed in the rocket “on its back” with its long axis perpendicular to the rocket’s intended direction of flight mimicking the position of an astronaut.

The team must be able to prove/demonstrate the orientation of the egg inside the rocket.  In addition to the prize of a trip to the USA to attend the USA finals of TARC as Innovation is important in this competition a prize will be given for the most innovative method of proving the orientation of the egg.

Registration for this year’s UKAYROC will open on Monday 1st September.   The top 20 teams will be invited to compete in our finals next Easter.

 UKAYRoC - Key Dates

UKAYRoC 2008-2009 Registration Start

1 September 2008

 Transatlantic Challenge Winner

Transatlantic Challenge Winners - Horsforth Secondary School, Yorkshire

The main event at Youth Day Farnborough 2008 was the Transatlantic Rocketry Challenge, between the 2008 TARC winners from Enloe High School, Raleigh, North Carolina and Horsforth Secondary School, Yorkshire.The UKAYRoC team won the challenge after a close competition where teams exceeded their previous winning records.

 Links
  UK Rocketry Association (UKRA)
  Tri Polus Ltd
  Space Connections
  Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)