Houston-Area Scouts to Launch 3,200 Rockets in Official World Record Attempt
Cy-Fair - Cypress Texas News
Posted May 1, 2009
On Sunday, July 4, 2010, more than 3,000 Houston-area Cub Scouts, Boys Scouts and leaders will attempt to break a Guinness World Record with a simultaneous launch of 3,200 model rockets.
The current official Guinness World Record is held by Troop and Pack 990 (Capital District Council in Austin, Texas), for launching 965 rockets in May 2007. Several months later, scouts at the World Scouting Jamboree in London launched over 1,000 rockets simultaneously. After reading about and watching the world record launches on the Internet, several boy scouts, a local rocket hobbyist and scout leader decided that Houston area scouts could celebrate the 100th anniversary of Boy Scouts of America by breaking this record. In November 2009, scouts from around the Houston area will begin ordering their “World Record” rocket kits. Each of the rockets will be individually built and will include a Centennial Boy Scout logo and Guinness
World Record recognition sticker. The rockets will rise 500 to 1000 feet in the air and must launch within 5 seconds of each other to meet the standard set by London’s Guinness World Record committee.
Local and regional VIPs will be in attendance. Local Rocketry clubs will be providing some exciting demonstration launches as well as displays of their High-Power rockets. Food and hobby vendors will be on site as well. Local and national media are invited to attend the launch early to film the set-up, special guests and launch. Interviews with Scouts, Scout leaders and community leaders can be scheduled in advance.
The World Record Rocket Launch committee is seeking corporate and private sponsorships to help defray expenses. For additional information on this event, sponsorships or to sign up a scout unit to participate, we ask everyone to visit bsarocketry.org or to email andy@bsarocketry.org. Please mention you found this on CyFairMagazine.com.
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