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Free Event: May 1, 2010

Join the challenge to design, build, and launch a rocket made from a 2-liter plastic soda bottle that uses a combination of pressurized air and water for propulsion.

The competition will consist of creating and launching a rocket that will deploy a parachute. The person with the longest “hang time” in the air will be invited to attend a real rocket launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base! Let’s see just how smart you are!

When: May 1, 2010 • 9am - 2pm

Where: The Boeing Company • View Map > 


How to Register:

•  Register Online >>

•  E-mail: rsvp@discoverycube.org

•  Call: 714-542-2823 ext 5103


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Rocket Launch 2009 Recap

“Watch that baby go! Oh, wow! It’s drifting over the building…we’re going to lose sight of it!” and thus the spectators watched Matthew L.‘s hand-made rocket win the competition in 2009 for longest hang-time.
Read About Rocket Launch 2009 Here >>

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