Just a week ago, representing the UK, three students from Ridgeway School, were crowned champions of the International Rocketry Challenge 2023 after they competed in an international fly-off against teams from the US, Japan, and France at Paris Airshow.
To be crowned champions, Ridgeway Rocket Club met the stringent 2023 mission requirements which required each team to design, build and launch a model rocket with the fragile payload of one raw egg. Following launch, the rocket had to reach at least 850 feet within a time parameter of 42 – 45 seconds and return…
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