Pictures from Thursday

Today started with an interesting lecture of Kathy Williams from Sci-Port Discovery center. She provided information about various space missions as well as a project for the students in the form of a Messenger spacecraft.

Students from Plain Dealings prepare to launch their rocket in the noonday heat with Safety Instructor Charles Crawford overseeing.

A Plain Dealing student is shoots High Definition video of the entire launch, while under the tent other students are filming with the high speed camera at frame-rates in excess of 3000 per second!

Ruston reviews high speed footage at the mobile high speed camera command station.

Caddo Magnet instructor Jeremy Jinx takes pictures of his team preparing to launch, while we take pictures of him!

Students are enthralled as Dr. Boucher gave his riveting and motivating speech, "Never Give Up!"