RFTS National Competition Winners celebrated at Space Camp and launched from Homer Hickam Launch Pad!
Astronaut Hall of Fame Celebration HOME
Coalwood Celebration
Memories Coalwood Celebration
by Kathy Colpas - RFTS
In October 1957 Homer Hickam and countless others looked up and saw Sputnik fly overhead...
His world and ours has never been the same!
Space Camp Celebration photos
by Alan Lowrey - AIAA      National Winner          Competition Host
2012       Dean Taylor          Nancy Ericson,   Boy Scouts of Colorado
               Oscar Corona          Evan Pagliuca,   Challenger Learning Center, MA
               Addie Cramer          Tom Sarko,   Palm Beach Day Academy, FL
2013      Aidan Deighan          Scott Hill,  Rocket Boys - October Sky Fest, West VA
               Jon Powell          Jennifer McDaniel,  Camp Connect / UCF, Florida
               Asia Starling          Joe Pizzarello,  YMCA of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 2015       Kalli Riemer          Tina Hackey,  Citrus Springs Elem, Citrus Springs, FL
     Emily Schmidtlein          Dennis O'Connell, N. Kansas City H.S.,N. Kansas City, MO
               Maya Watson          Ellyn Savard, Girl Scouts of CT, Bridgeport, CT
2016        Jesse Del Carmen          Andrea Earl, Mendez Fundamental Intermediate, Santa Ana, CA
               Walter Eckenrod          George Allan, N. Kansas City High School, N. Kansas City, MO
               Nathan Jones          Col. Steve Marquez, Civil Air Patrol, Lakeville, MN
              Alani Davidson          Chris Simon, Girl Scouts W. OK, Oklahoma City, OK 2014        Savannah Bobo          Jere Matty,  U.S. Air Force STEM, Arnold AFB TN
               Zachary Forte          Angie Keyes,  4-H St. Louis, Missouri
               Anthony Roberson     George Allan,  N. Kansas City High School, Missouri
               Keighlee Wilken          Steve Arthur,  Big Creek Rocketry, Ellis, Kansas
               Crystal Santiago          Tina Hackey,  Citrus Springs Elementary, Florida
               Alexander Ortiz          Joe Pizzarello,  YMCA Central Florida
               Mary Rinehart          Susan Borland,  Challenger Center, Tallahassee, FL 2017        Jessica Flowers          Sandi Johnson, Prairie Trace Elementary School, Carmel, IN
     Jordyn Presley          Tammy Dillard, Bagdad Elementary School, Milton, FL
               Lilianna Henry          Tina Hackey,  Citrus Springs Elem, Citrus Springs, FL
               Kyle Hughes          Kim Jennings, Hockomock YMCA, N. Attleboro, MA
               Victoria Miterko          Tina Hackey,  Citrus Springs Elem, Citrus Springs, FL
     Sophia Jasso          Andrea Earl, Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA Back Next