Rocketeers from Utah State University in Logan Win NASA's University Student Launch Initiative for Second Straight Year

> Large (2000 x 3000, 300 ppi)
> Medium (516 x 774, 72 ppi)
> Small (100 x 75, 72 ppi)

The winning rocket, designed and built by a team of rocketeers from Utah State University in Logan, leaps off the pad during NASA's 2008-2009 University Student Launch Initiative launch event. The annual rocketry challenge invites college and university students around the country to design, build, test and launch rockets to an altitude of one mile, carrying a working science payload. The competition is managed by the Academic Affairs Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Corporate sponsorship is provided by ATK Space Systems of Magna, Utah. (NASA/MSFC)


> Large (3000 x 1996, 300 ppi)
> Medium (516 x 343, 72 ppi)
> Small (100 x 75, 72 ppi)

Student rocketeers from Utah State University in Logan watch their launch vehicle soar at NASA's 2008-2009 University Student Launch Initiative. The team beat 18 other American college and university teams to clinch the school's second straight victory in the annual competition. As the top winner, the Utah State team will receive $5,000 from ATK Space Systems in Magna, Utah, and an invitation from NASA to attend a space shuttle launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The rocketry challenge invites college and university students to design, build, test and launch rockets to an altitude of one mile, carrying a working science payload. The competition is managed by the Academic Affairs Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Corporate sponsorship is provided by ATK. (NASA/MSFC)