Yough Cougar Rocketry Team - NASA Student Launch Initiative

Yough
Cougar
Rocketry

The mission of the Yough Cougar Rocketry Team for the 2008 NASA Student Launch Initiative is to carry a scientific payload to an above ground level altitude of 5280 feet aboard a custom launch vehicle and safely return to the ground without damage.

Project Name: Project Dorothy

Yough Cougar Rocketry Team
Yough High School
919 Lowber Road
Herminie, PA 15637
724 - 446 - 5520 ext. 2015

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Home Page

2008 SLI

Meet the Team
    Amy
    Ashley
    Stephanie
    Josh
    Alicia
    Mr. Gilbert

Proposal

Preliminary Design Review

Critical Design Review

CDR Presentation

Flight Readiness Review

FRR Presentation

Outreach

Outreach Pictures

Videos of launches
Quarter Scale (QuickTime)
Quarter Scale (WMV)

MSDS sheets for
Loctite Epoxy
Rustoleum Primer
Quest Rocket Motors
PC-7 Epoxy

2007 SLI

The Cougar Rocketry Team held five outreach events for the 2008 SLI.

Amy is selling tickets for the Chinese auction at Sam's Club
on Groundhog Day. A little cold!!!

One of the many excited children to receive a rocket.

The Cougar Rocketry Team was welcomed with a
special message on the announcement sign at the
Waltz Mill Westinghouse Facility.

Mr. Eric Haberman guides the team on a tour of the
Training Bay where engineers and maintenance workers
learn how to service a nuclear reactor.

Ashley explains how a TARC rocket works.

Amy goes over the process to become and SLI member.

Stephanie demonstrates whirlybird flight and the piston
and sabot ejection system.

Josh describes the Chinese auction items.

Amy, Alicia, and Stephanie set up a C powered rocket
for demonstration at the 2008 rocket fair

Stephanie Prepares for launch

More young ladies with ambitions of the sky and science.

Mr. Gilbert at the grill. Notice the NASA logo on
the cooking apron.

Amy walks children to the launch area after prepping
their Starhawk rockets.