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Team Challenge Awards (based on availability of funds):
(** Gateway Challenge/***International Teams eligible for award)
Grand Prize Award: $3000 w/invitation and travel stipend for a KSC VIP Tour
2nd Place: $2000
3rd Place: $1000
*** Written Reports Award: Certificate
**/*** Oral Presentation Award: Certificate
**Golden Gateway Team: Industry sponsored gift
Competition Awards (based on the availability of funds):
**/*** Aesthetic | Awarded to the team chosen by their peers as the team whose rocket has the most innovative and professional appearance. |
**/*** Team Spirit | Awarded to the team chosen by their peers as the team that shows interactive spirit, helpfulness, and cooperation. |
**/*** Rookie Team | Awarded to a new team that completes all phases of the rocket competition with determination and perseverance. |
**/*** Advisor | Awarded to an advisor or co-advisor that equips, encourages, and empowers their team to compete with confidence and capabilities that lead to next step opportunities. |
**/*** Team Lead | Awarded to a team lead that fulfills their role with excellence. |
**/*** Altitude | Awarded to the team whose actual apogee is closest to the predicted apogee without going over the predicted apogee in the Flight Readiness Report. |
**/*** Judges | Awarded to the team chosen by the judges as the team who met the goals of the program and exemplified hard work and determination. |
**/*** Nobile | Awarded to the team chosen by Tripoli Rocketry Association who met all safety expectations by designing and building the competition rocket according to TRA standards and recommendations. |
Next Step | Up to $15000 Project/Team Travel Award w/invitation to Student Launch at Marshall Space Flight Center and/or RockOn! At Wallops Flight Facility. |
**/*** Outreach | $500 |
**/*** Patch Contest | $100 (U.S. Citizens only) |