NASA Competition Propels Rocket Owls

06/26/2017NASA Competition Propels Rocket OwlsStrategic Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs five citrus college rocket owls team members standing beside a student built rocket outside the vaniman physical science building

five citrus college rocket owls team members standing beside a student built rocket outside the vaniman physical science building

The Citrus College Rocket Owls participated in NASA's annual Student Launch Competition in Alabama this spring. Pictured (L-R): Jimmy Lopez, Isabella Molina, Yvonne Villapudua, Janet Alonso and Lillian Chang.Selected for NASA's highly competitive Student Launch program, the Rocket Owls spent eight months moving from proposal to launch while building the technical skills that will carry them into STEM majors and internships.academicsstem