{"id":28235,"date":"2018-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/uk-university-no-1-at-tarleton-sponsored-international-rocket-contest\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:18:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T21:18:56","slug":"uk-university-no-1-at-tarleton-sponsored-international-rocket-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/uk-university-no-1-at-tarleton-sponsored-international-rocket-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"UK university No. 1 at Tarleton-sponsored international rocket contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CanSat<\/a><\/p>\n

CanSat 2018 – Design. Build. Launch.<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 11, 2018<\/p>\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The United Kingdom’s University of Manchester earned the top prize at the 14th annual American Astronautical Society (AAS) CanSat Competition<\/a> at Tarleton State University.<\/p>\n

More than 40 college and university teams from around the world vied for honors June 8-10 in Stephenville.<\/p>\n

Teams from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Mexico, India, Iran, Italy, Turkey and Poland competed to launch a space probe into the sky. Each probe carried a large hen’s egg, which had to survive the flight.<\/p>\n

Probes were launched inside rockets, which flew 670 to 725 meters. The probes included sensors for tracking altitude using air pressure, external temperature, battery voltage and GPS position.<\/p>\n

CanSat required teams to work on a complex engineering project, allowing them to experience — on a small scale — a typical aerospace program, from preliminary design to a post-mission debriefing. The hands-on competition fosters creativity and teamwork.<\/p>\n

The top five teams were:
1. University of Manchester<\/a>, United Kingdom
2. Bulent Ecevit University, Turkey
3. Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
4. Hacettepe University, Turkey
5. Arizona State University.<\/p>\n

In addition to Tarleton and AAS, this year’s CanSat competition was sponsored by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory<\/a>, NASA<\/a>, Siemens, Kratos and Praxis Inc.<\/p>\n

As host for this year’s AAS CanSat contest, Tarleton’s internationally recognized aeronautical team did not compete.<\/p>\n

Tarleton’s aeronautical team<\/a> was created in 2011 to compete in the international CanSat competition and has participated in a NASA-based contest every year, bringing home third-place honors in the 2016 Student Launch Centennial Challenge and winning second place in 2015.<\/p>\n

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience, marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. Offering degree programs in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online to more than 13,000 students, Tarleton engages with communities through real-world learning experiences to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n

#<\/p>\n

Contact: Sarah Bahari, News & Information Specialist
817-946-8789
bahari@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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