Welcome to episode 6.96!

We are joined by the University of Akron's "Akronauts" rocket team!

https://youtu.be/GdPte4BRgZU

The following team members met with us for this episode:

Team President - Emily Armbrust

Chief Engineer - Blake Bowser

Treasurer - Olivia Renkel

Former Chief Engineer - Mattew Reppa

Project Manager - Jon Davis

The Akronauts formed in 2014, and have been involved in a number of national STEM focused rocket competitions, including NASA Student Launch(USLI), and Spaceport America Cup

The group presents a fun and detailed overview of what their team is all about, and a couple of their recent competition projects.

The UA Akronauts

NASA Student Launch Overall Winners and Awards 2020

University Student Launch Initiative Top 10

* Overall Winner: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

* 2nd Place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina

* 3rd Place: University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama

* 4th Place: University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

* 5th Place: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

* 6th Place: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

* 7th Place: Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

* 8th Place: Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

* 9th Place: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

* 10th Place: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

You can visit their website at https://akronauts.org/