The Festus High School Rocket Club will represent the United States in the International Rocketry Challenge (IRC) at the International Paris Air Show, courtesy of the Raytheon Company. They will aim to out-launch the national champions from the United Kingdom, France and Japan to win the third consecutive international rocketry championship for the U.S. On June 22, students will demonstrate their knowledge in the IRC Presentation Contest before a distinguished panel of international judges that will account for 40 percent of their overall score for the competition. On June 23, students will launch their rockets on the tarmac at the airshow. The 10-student team from Festus, Mo. out-launched more than 800 teams to win the world’s largest rocket contest, the Team America Rocketry Challenge in May.
WHO: Student teams from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Japan
WHAT: The 2017 International Rocketry Challenge (IRC)
WHEN&
WHERE: Friday, June 23 | All events will take place at Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales (GIFAS) Chalet: +33 (0)1 44 43 17 00
10:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. CEST: IRC Rocket Launch
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CEST: IRC Awards Ceremony
Note: Registration is required to attend the award ceremony. If interested in attending, or interviewing the team while in Paris, please reach out to media contact directly for information.
DAY-OF MEDIA CONTACT:
Lawrence Mason III
+1-504-616-3103 (mobile)
lawrence.mason@aia.aerospace.org
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