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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!

Mars Rover mission patches have arrived!

12/21/2017

The 2018 Battle of the Rockets team is comprised of students from both Spring Grove Area High School and Dover Area High School. The team is called York Area Mars Rover Team. The Dover students are building the payload while thr Spring Grove students are building the delivery vehicle. This is exactly how it is done in the industry with companies like ULA and Space X building the rockets to lauch payloads built by other companies.

Photos from the ESL 233 MDRA launch.

12/20/2017

The Battle of the Rockets team went to the Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association (MDRA) launch this past weekend and saw many great launches. Here is a few.

Preparing for launch...

12/19/2017

Here is a photo of the team with the sounding rocket which successfully flew on Saturday December 16 to a height of 1666ft on a CTI I 285 motor.

Sounding rocket flies successfully to 1666ft

12/18/2017

This weekend the team traveled to Price, MD to launch the Battle of the Rockets projects. The sounding rocket flew successfully to a height of 1666ft on Saturday. There were mamny challenges this weekend, but we have learned from it and will be back to launch in Jan. Merry Christmas!

Mars Rover rocket ready for flight

12/15/2017

After weeks of construction, the Mars Rocket rocket will be launched this weekend at the MDRA launch in Price, Maryland. The first launch will take this 63lb rocket to a height of just over 3100ft. The launch is open to the public and will take place both Saturday and Sunday.

First attempt at pouring the sabot for the payload

12/14/2017

The Mar Rover must be held securely in the rocket so that there is no damage. In order to accomplish this, the team is pouring a foam sabot around a dummy payload. The sabot is a foam cylinder that is just the size of the parachute and will fly off the payload after being ejected. During the first attempt, you can see the payload placed into the cylinder mold and foam bein poured in around it.

Battle of the Rockets Team Photos

12/13/2017

We were able to get everyone together in one place. The photo on the left shows all of the Spring Grove members of the Mars Rover team. The photo on the right is all of the members of the Sounding Rocket team. The photo in the middle shows all members of the Battle of the Rockets team.

Preliminary Design Reviews complete!

12/12/2017

Both the Rover and Sounding Rocket teams had their oral Preliminary Design Review (PDR) by video conference on Friday and both were completed successfully. The PDR is a comprehensive review of the project including design, components, project objectives, budget, and all other aspects of the project.

First look at the Mars Rover rocket!

12/8/2017

The Mars Rover rocket now has fins attached. The filets need to be completed inside and out, but this is a first look at the largest rocket we have ever built!

Fins being cut for the rover rocket

12/7/2017

The fins have been cut for the 12" diameter rover rocket that will be flown at MDRA on Dec 16. The oral pdr presentation for the rocket will be tomorrow morning at 7am.

Construction begins on massive electronics bay.

12/5/2017

The electronics bay that is 24 inches long and close to 12 inches wide is currently under construction. This is the largest E-bay that we have ever built. Normally space is an issue for all components and wries, but this time the altimeters look so tiny!

Rover and Sounding rocket PDRs submitted.

12/4/2017

The preliminary design review, or PDR, has been submitted for both the sounding and rover teams. This Friday we will have oral presentations to complete the PDR.

2018 Mission patches have arrived!

12/1/2017

The 2018 Spring Grove High School high powered rocketry team patched have arrived. Each path has the names of the team members around the perimeter and have heat seal on the back do they can be ironed on to fabric. The team this year is competing in the Battle of the Rockets and will all wear one of these patches on their team jackets during practice launches and when we compete in Culpeper, VA this spring. Patches are available for $2 each at the high school.