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Date: 09/06/2006

Subject: 2007 TARC Applications Available!

World's Largest Rocket Contest Opens Registration

Students Across America Eligible for $60,000 in Prizes

Arlington, Va. - Students across America can now compete in the 2007 Team America Rocketry Challenge. Registration for the world's largest rocket contest began September 6.

Applications for the fifth-annual challenge are now available online at www.rocketcontest.org. The applications are due by Nov. 15, when qualifying rounds of the competition begin. Teams have until April 9, 2007, to qualify for the final round of competition scheduled for May 19 at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va. The winning teams share $60,000 in cash and savings bonds, and NASA and the Department of Defense contribute additional prizes. The registration fee is $90.

The new challenge for the teams building the handmade rockets is to launch them to a height of 850 feet while staying airborne for 45 seconds. As in the past, the rocket must return a raw-egg payload safely. Points are added for each foot or second away from the target, with the lowest total score winning. Cracked eggs disqualify the team.

The Aerospace Industries Association sponsors the event along with the National Association of Rocketry. Co-sponsors are NASA, the Defense Department, American Association of Physics Teachers and 39 AIA member companies.

The Team America Rocketry Challenge is open to teams of students in grades 7-12 from any US school or non-profit youth organization. Last year, an estimated 7,000 students from across the country participated, with first place honors going to the team from Statesville (North Carolina) Christian School. Since the contest began, an estimated 37,000 students have taken part.

Visit on the web at www.rocketcontest.org to sign up for updates and view additional contest details.

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