The Atomic Aggies are a School Club at New Mexico State University (NMSU). The collegiate rocketry team at NMSU was founded in 2014. Each year the team designs, builds, and flies a high powered rocket at the Spaceport America Cup. [1] They have placed in the top 10 schools of the competition, including #1 in New Mexico earning them the Chile Cup. [2]
Founded by students in 2014. [3] In 2017 they competed in the Spaceport America Cup for the first time and placed 58th. [4] During the 2022 competition, they placed 9th overall, and 1st in New Mexico. [5] The New Mexico schools hold a regional competition at the same time for the Chile Cup, a smaller version of the Spaceport America Cup first prize.
- ^ "About Us | New Mexico State University - BE BOLD. Shape the Future". atomicaggies.nmsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "Atomic Aggies claim Spaceport America Chile Cup". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "- Crimson Connection". crimsonconnection.nmsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "2018 SA Cup". ESRA. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "2022 SA Cup - 15TH ANNIVERSARY". ESRA. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
The Atomic Aggies are a School Club at New Mexico State University (NMSU). The collegiate rocketry team at NMSU was founded in 2014. Each year the team designs, builds, and flies a high powered rocket at the Spaceport America Cup. [1] They have placed in the top 10 schools of the competition, including #1 in New Mexico earning them the Chile Cup. [2]
Founded by students in 2014. [3] In 2017 they competed in the Spaceport America Cup for the first time and placed 58th. [4] During the 2022 competition, they placed 9th overall, and 1st in New Mexico. [5] The New Mexico schools hold a regional competition at the same time for the Chile Cup, a smaller version of the Spaceport America Cup first prize.
- ^ "About Us | New Mexico State University - BE BOLD. Shape the Future". atomicaggies.nmsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "Atomic Aggies claim Spaceport America Chile Cup". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "- Crimson Connection". crimsonconnection.nmsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "2018 SA Cup". ESRA. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "2022 SA Cup - 15TH ANNIVERSARY". ESRA. Retrieved 2022-12-02.