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NPL Water Rocket Challenge 2009

EventsThis years NPL Water Rocket Challenge will take place on Wednesday, 24 June.

Fancy your chances? You can register your team for £25 with proceeds being donated to the Shooting Star Trust.

Prizes on the day include:
• Longest time in the air
• Best rigid wing rocket
• Best launch mechanism
• Best engineering
• Most crowd pleasing effort
• Best team uniform
• Best team banner

Make sure you register before the Friday, 12 June deadline. For enquiries email waterrockets@npl.co.uk

If you’re not familiar with the competition, check out the fun had at last year’s event. Keep an eye-out for Einstein!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd39dtOp1zQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]
 
[Update July] Results have been published in full: School and Open results and finally some slow-motion video on YouTube.

[Update August] Full finished highlights of the 2009 competition:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNfjQzKx5Sk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]

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