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About the Team America Rocketry Challenge
Team America Rocketry Challenge 2008 is sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association and the National Association of Rocketry, with co-sponsorship by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Defense Department, the American Association of Physics Teachers, and 34 AIA member companies. The event was originally created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of flight, but AIA decided to hold it again after receiving hundreds of requests from students, teachers and parents. 2008 marks the sixth year of the Team America Rocketry Challenge. A pool of over $60,000 in scholarships and prizes is shared by the top 10 placing teams. Raytheon, an AIA member company, is also sponsoring additional prizes such as a trip to an international air show for the winning team.

Why this contest?
TARC is about inspiring the next generation of young people to choose a career in aerospace. The generation that won the Space Race is retiring from America's aerospace industry, creating lots of great jobs on exciting programs. TARC is a steppingstone to the stars. Read more about AIA's efforts to revitalize the aerospace workforce.

About Great Meadow
The contest is at Great Meadow, a 250-acre field events center and steeplechase course 45 miles from Washington, D.C. Get directions to Great Meadow.

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