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Western Rocketry to Host Inaugural Launch Saturday at Vince Grady Field

October 9, 2020

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MACOMB, IL – The Western Illinois University Rocketry Club will host its inaugural launch event on Vince Grady Field from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.

The event will include the launch of several rockets recently built by club sponsors, and there will be a tent set up with examples of rockets that can be built and launched through the club.

In case of inclement weather, there will still be an informational meeting in Horrabin Hall, room 62.

The student-led club was founded this year and is open to all WIU undergraduate and graduate students. It provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in designing, building and launching model rockets. Regular rocket launching events will be open to the public.

The Western Rocketry Club is a student organization sponsored by faculty from WIU's Department of Science Education, Associate Professor Sebastian Szyjka and Assistant Dean of the College of Education and Human Services Gregory Montalvo. Western Rocketry is a member of the National Association of Rocketry.

For more information, email gp-montalvo@wiu.edu.

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