NASA Student Launch 是一项为期9个月的高功率火箭工程挑战，面向美国学生团队，要求设计、建造、测试并发射携带科学或工程载荷的火箭，每年在阿拉巴马州Huntsville（NASA Marshall Space Flight Center所在地）举行最终发射。2027年Launch Day为2027年4月10日（星期六）。适用对象为美国高校以及符合条件的6-12年级中学团队；高校可提交提案参与USLI Division（竞争性组别），符合条件的中学及服务6-12年级的非正式教育机构可提交提案参与SLI Division（非竞争性教育体验组别）。中学团队须先在American Rocketry Challenge或Rockets for Schools获得资格，且团队成人代表须完成Advanced Rocketry Workshop，方可提交提案。团队通过竞争性提案选拔后需完成Preliminary Design Review、Critical Design Review、Flight Readiness Review和Launch Readiness Review，并须通过每一评审节点；最终发射后须完成Post Launch Assessment Review。所有团队须在Launch Week期间于Huntsville指定NASA发射场完成最终竞赛发射。报名方式为提交提案，原文未明确国籍、提案截止日期及具体时区。
适用范围：Open to U.S. students; open to all U.S. colleges and universities and qualifying grades 6-12 teams. Citizenship is not explicitly stated, so citizenship remains unspecified.
待确认：国籍要求未明确，原文仅写Open to U.S. Students；提案提交截止日期未在已核实事实中给出；Launch Day的具体时刻与时区未明确；USLI与SLI组别的具体奖项或资助内容未明确；Advanced Rocketry Workshop的举办时间与形式未明确；American Rocketry Challenge或Rockets for Schools的资格标准未在本文中说明；2027赛季报名开放日期未明确；提案评审结果公布日期未明确
Student Launch is a 9-month long challenge that tasks student teams from across the U.S. to design, build, test, and launch a high-powered rocket carrying a scientific or engineering payload.
It actually IS rocket science! Student Launch is a 9-month long challenge that tasks student teams from across the U.S. to design, build, test, and launch a high-powered rocket carrying a scientific or engineering payload. It is a hands-on, research-based, engineering activity and culminates each year with a final launch in Huntsville, Alabama, home of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The activity offers multiple challenges reaching a broad audience of colleges and universities as well as qualifying* middle and high school aged students across the nation.
The activity culminates each year with a final launch in Huntsville, Alabama, home of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
It actually IS rocket science! Student Launch is a 9-month long challenge that tasks student teams from across the U.S. to design, build, test, and launch a high-powered rocket carrying a scientific or engineering payload. It is a hands-on, research-based, engineering activity and culminates each year with a final launch in Huntsville, Alabama, home of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The activity offers multiple challenges reaching a broad audience of colleges and universities as well as qualifying* middle and high school aged students across the nation.
The activity offers multiple challenges reaching a broad audience of colleges and universities as well as qualifying middle and high school aged students across the nation.
It actually IS rocket science! Student Launch is a 9-month long challenge that tasks student teams from across the U.S. to design, build, test, and launch a high-powered rocket carrying a scientific or engineering payload. It is a hands-on, research-based, engineering activity and culminates each year with a final launch in Huntsville, Alabama, home of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The activity offers multiple challenges reaching a broad audience of colleges and universities as well as qualifying* middle and high school aged students across the nation.
NASA Student Launch is a NASA-conducted engineering design challenge to provide resources and experiences for students and faculty.
NASA Student Launch is a NASA-conducted engineering design challenge to provide resources and experiences for students and faculty. The activity is built around a NASA mission, not textbook knowledge. Research/investigation topics are conceived by the Space Launch System (SLS) and Artemis Program Offices in collaboration with SLS and Artemis industry partners. Students will have the opportunity to engage with NASA Subject Matter Experts and personnel from across the aerospace industry.
Research/investigation topics are conceived by the Space Launch System (SLS) and Artemis Program Offices in collaboration with SLS and Artemis industry partners.
NASA Student Launch is a NASA-conducted engineering design challenge to provide resources and experiences for students and faculty. The activity is built around a NASA mission, not textbook knowledge. Research/investigation topics are conceived by the Space Launch System (SLS) and Artemis Program Offices in collaboration with SLS and Artemis industry partners. Students will have the opportunity to engage with NASA Subject Matter Experts and personnel from across the aerospace industry.
After a competitive proposal selection process, teams participate in a series of design reviews with a NASA review panel.
After a competitive proposal selection process, teams participate in a series of design reviews with a NASA review panel that mirror the NASA engineering design lifecycle, providing an experience that prepares students for the STEM workforce. Teams must complete a Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Flight Readiness Review, and Launch Readiness Review before final flight. Team must pass each design review milestone to move onto the next. Following their final launch, teams must analyze payload and flight data during a Post Launch Assessment Review.
Teams must complete a Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Flight Readiness Review, and Launch Readiness Review before final flight, and must pass each design review milestone to move onto the next.
After a competitive proposal selection process, teams participate in a series of design reviews with a NASA review panel that mirror the NASA engineering design lifecycle, providing an experience that prepares students for the STEM workforce. Teams must complete a Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Flight Readiness Review, and Launch Readiness Review before final flight. Team must pass each design review milestone to move onto the next. Following their final launch, teams must analyze payload and flight data during a Post Launch Assessment Review.
Following their final launch, teams must analyze payload and flight data during a Post Launch Assessment Review.
After a competitive proposal selection process, teams participate in a series of design reviews with a NASA review panel that mirror the NASA engineering design lifecycle, providing an experience that prepares students for the STEM workforce. Teams must complete a Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Flight Readiness Review, and Launch Readiness Review before final flight. Team must pass each design review milestone to move onto the next. Following their final launch, teams must analyze payload and flight data during a Post Launch Assessment Review.
Any U.S. College or University can submit a proposal to be considered for the Student Launch Challenge – University Student Launch Initiative (USLI); the USLI Division is a competitive division.
Any U.S. College or University can submit a proposal to be considered for the Student Launch Challenge – University Student Launch Initiative (USLI). The USLI Division is a competitive division.
Qualifying Middle Schools, High Schools, and informal education institutions serving students in grades 6-12 can submit a proposal to be considered for the Student Launch Challenge – Student Launch Initiative Division (SLI); the SLI Division is a non-competitive, educational experience division.
Qualifying* Middle Schools, High Schools, and informal education institutions serving students in grades 6-12 can submit a proposal to be considered for the Student Launch Challenge – Student Launch Initiative Division (SLI). The SLI Division is a non-competitive, educational experience division.
Middle and high school teams only qualify to participate in Student Launch if they have earned a qualifying position in either the American Rocketry Challenge or Rockets for Schools.
*Middle and high school teams only qualify to participate in Student Launch if they have earned a qualifying position in either the American Rocketry Challenge or Rockets for Schools. Please see the FAQs or How to Apply for more information.
Middle and high school teams may only participate if they earn a qualifying position in one of the two feeder programs, the American Rocketry Challenge or Rockets for Schools.
No. Middle and high school teams may only participate if they earn a qualifying position in one of our two feeder programs, the American Rocketry Challenge or Rockets for Schools. After qualifying, the team’s adult representative must complete the Advanced Rocketry Workshop to be eligible to submit a proposal.
After qualifying, the team's adult representative must complete the Advanced Rocketry Workshop to be eligible to submit a proposal.
No. Middle and high school teams may only participate if they earn a qualifying position in one of our two feeder programs, the American Rocketry Challenge or Rockets for Schools. After qualifying, the team’s adult representative must complete the Advanced Rocketry Workshop to be eligible to submit a proposal.
All teams must complete their final competition launch in Huntsville during Launch Week; the final competition launch is held only at the designated NASA launch site in Huntsville.
No. The references on page 10 and page 54 of the Student Launch Handbook that mention conducting the final competition launch at a local launch field or Commercial Spaceport Launch Site were scheduled for removal and should no longer be considered valid. All teams must complete their final competition launch in Huntsville during Launch Week. This correction ensures consistency across program requirements and confirms that the final competition launch is held only at the designated NASA launch site in Huntsville.