Rocket Launch at WSU Tri-Cities Science Camp this Friday

RICHLAND, Wash. — Nearly 60 rockets will reach for the sky starting at 10 a.m. Friday, July 3, during this week’s “Space and Rocketry” summer science camp at Washington State University Tri-Cities.
 
The rocket launch will be on the Hanford High School sports field along Sprout Road, adjacent to the WSU Tri-Cities campus in north Richland. It will take about an hour to launch all the rockets.
 
The Comet Rocket launch is the “big event” for the elementary children who spent the week doing hands-on activities related to outer space, constellations and the solar system.
 
The WSU Tri-Cities campus is closed for the Independence Day holiday with the exception of Summer Science Camp. After the rocket launch, the campers will return to the Consolidated Information Center for additional activities. Camp Director LoAnn Ayers will be leading the rocket launch.
 
This is the second of eight summer science camps held on the WSU Tri-Cities campus for children who will be entering kindergarten through fifth grade in Fall 2009. The weeklong sessions are led by certified local teachers using curriculum from Champions Science Adventures, a division of Knowledge Learning Corp. Other camp themes are Powerful Planet, Fabulous Physics Challenge, and Gizmo’s Robot Factory.
 
For information on registering for upcoming full-day and half-day science camps, visit www.tricity.wsu.edu/summersciencecamp or call 372-7606.
 
Directions to Friday morning’s event: Drive north on George Washington Way, pass Hanford High School, turn right at the WSU Tri-Cities sign onto the tree-lined Sprout Road. The rocket launch is on the grass on the right side of Sprout. Park along the street.
 
WSU Tri-Cities is located at 2710 University Drive, along the Columbia River in Richland, Wash. Established in 1989 with upper division and graduate programs, WSU Tri-Cities offers 17 baccalaureate, 13 master’s and six doctoral degree programs. The campus became a full four-year public university in 2007, extending the WSU land-grant mission of providing affordable, accessible higher education.