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FOR THE MEDIAAbout the Team America Rocketry Challenge Team America Rocketry Challenge 2009 is sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association and the National Association of Rocketry, with co-sponsorship by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Defense Department, the American Association of Physics Teachers, and 34 AIA member companies. The event was originally created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of flight, but AIA decided to hold it again after receiving hundreds of requests from students, teachers and parents. 2009 marks the seventh year of the Team America Rocketry Challenge. A pool of over $60,000 in scholarships and prizes is shared by the top 10 placing teams. Two AIA companies provide additional prize premiums. Lockheed Martin gives $5,000 in scholarship funds to each of the top three teams, and Raytheon pays for the winning team to attend the International Paris Air Show in June. Why this contest? TARC is about inspiring the next generation of young people to choose a career in aerospace. The generation that won the Space Race is retiring from America's aerospace industry, creating lots of great jobs on exciting programs. TARC is a steppingstone to the stars. Read more about AIA's efforts to revitalize the aerospace workforce. About Great Meadow The contest is at Great Meadow, a 250-acre field events center and steeplechase course 45 miles from Washington, D.C. Get directions to Great Meadow. Press Kit |
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