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Spring Grove Area Middle School Places First in Target Altitude and Second in Deployable Payload at the Battle of the Rockets! 4/6/25

SPring Grove Middle School Places Second in the Country at The American Rocketry Challenge!

SPRING GROVE HIGH SCHOOL is NASA Student launch altitude champions! Makes history with spot on 4500ft launch in Huntsville (2023)!

Battle of the Rockets 2022 and 2019 Mars Rover event Champions!

High school TARC team places 25th in the country!

NASA SL 2015 NATIONAL ALTITUDE CHAMPIONS

Battle of the rockets 2019 target altitude champions!

9th place in TARC 2019!

TARC 2017 transitions now available!

10/31/2016

3D printed TARC 2017 transitions available for only $10 each. We have BT80 to BT60, BT80 to BT55, BT80 to BT50, and BT70 to BT60. Can be printed in most colors for an additional charge of $1 each by special order. Just contact us at [email protected] and we can ship your order ASAP. BT80 nose cones also available for $6 each, also 3D printed. All proceeds benefit our TARC teams.

Happy Halloween!

10/31/2016

Happy Halloween. I know that it is not rocketry related, but you have to love the flaming pumpkin. Rocketry items will return tomorrow!

Spring Grove TARC teams print their own nose cones.

10/28/2016

Spring Grove teams are 3D printing or (additive manufacturing) their own nose cones for #TARC2017. The nose cones have variable mass depending on the wall thickness. So far they have been printed between 25g and 65g. They can also be printed in varying colors and materials. The ones below are both being printed from PLA and the ones on the left are glow-in-the-dark.

Cotton Candy tonight at the football game!

10/28/2016

Tonight is the last home football game for the Spring Grove Rockets, it will also be the last cotton candy fundraiser sale for our SLI team. Please come out and support the team and purchase a delicious bag of cotton candy to support the rocketry team. Only $2 a bag for blue and $3 a bag for our specialty flavor of the week which will be orange.

If you have a company that would be interested in supporting our team, we would be glad to advertise your company on our rocket and on the "sponsors" page above. Just contact us at the high school at [email protected]. Thank you

SLI team visits TE Connectivity and the world's first ever 3D printed motorcycle.

10/27/2016

On Tuesday, the SLI team visited their sponsor TE Connectivity to tour their additive manufacturing area. While there, we were able to see some of the latest technology available in field and also we able to see the world's first 3D printed motorcycle. A huge thank you to TE for their support over the past 3 years!

Paint Night a huge success!

10/26/2016

Thank you to all who came out on Monday October 24 for our fall Paint Night fund raiser for the team. A fun night was had by all as we raised funds for the NASA SLI team.

On-board video looking down

10/24/2016

We shared the video on Friday of the camera on the rocket mounted upward, now the one facing downward. It is very interesting to see the launch site, spectators, ez-ups, and farms as this rocket soared to a height of 3972ft.

Remember that Paint Night is tonight at Spring Grove Area High School cafeteria starting at 6pm.

On-board launch video

10/21/2016

Below is a video from an on-board camera from our recent launch of a rocket that was 17.5lb and roughly 7.5ft long. The rocket reached a height of 3792ft and landed safely. The video was edited for length, so you get to see boost, parachute ejection and landing. There is sound, so that is very cool!

Launch photos from MDRA

10/20/2016

On October 16, SLI team members traveled to the Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association (MDRA) launch in Centreville, MD. The team launched the 2016 SLI rocket to get experience with rocket components, launch preparation and recovery. The flight went well and the rocket was safely recovered. We want to thank everyone at MDRA for making us feel welcome and supporting us through the years. Here are some photos from the launch while I am still working on editing the on-board video footage.

SLI team has first video conference with NASA.

10/19/2016

Three members of the SLI team participated in the program kick-off and the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) question and answer session today with NASA representatives. The remainder of the team were taking the PSAT at the time. The PDR is the first written report required by NASA in the SLI program and it is due in early November.

Paint Night October 24

10/19/2016

Please consider attending Paint Night on October 24 at the high school cafeteria starting at 6pm. For only $40, you can create this stunningly eerie painting of a pumpkin at dusk. Checks should be made payable to SGASD. A copy of the registration form is below and registrations will be accepted before the date and at the door.

I am still editing the on board flight video from this past flight. Will post sometime this week. Scroll down for past updates.

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Launch video from October 16

10/18/2016

The SLI team took one of last year's rockets down to MDRA in Maryland to launch in order for team members to get some experience prepping and launching a level 2 rocket. The rocket reached a height of 3792ft and recovered safely. Stop back tomorrow for on-board video.

Please consider attending our Paint Night on Monday October 24 at the high school cafeteria. The event is only $40 and all proceeds benefit the NASA SLI 2017 team.

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Spring Grove team to test the effect of acceleration on a colloid for NASA Project.

10/17/2016

A colloid is a substance that has both the properties of a solid and a liquid. The 2017 NASA Student Launch Initiative (SLI) team from Spring Grove will test the effect of the acceleration of the launch of a rocket has on a colloid. The experiment will try to determine if it acts as a solid or a liquid under those conditions. The rocket will be designed and built by the team during this school year and will launch in Huntsville, AL in April of 2017. The rocket will carry the scientific payload to a height of one mile and return unharmed.

You can also follow our progress on Twitter @sg_nasa_sl

Spring Grove officially selected for NASA 2017

10/14/2016

Just posted on the NASA Student Launch website are the 60 middle school, high school and university teams for this year's SLI competition. Spring Grove is one of 18 middle/high school teams on the list.

2017 NASA SLI teams

Black Squirrel wooden plaques fundraiser

10/14/2016

Bellow are a couple photos of the plaques that are available for sale as well as many others for our fundraiser, Prices range from $6 to $18, depending on the size of the plaque. Orders are due November 15 and checks should be made payable to SGAHS Student Activity Fund. The flyer with all of the other options is available below to download and print. Please send your order to the high school care of Mr. Hastings.

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