Powerful rockets compete at TEKNOFEST for challenging missions

Using their knowledge in different fields, young people achieve rocket design, production and integration by thinking interdisciplinary and planning complex operations and processes. It also encourages teams to engage in friendly competition where they can examine different design examples, benefiting from the experience of other teams that have successfully flown.

The fact that young people produce and fly rockets of their own design is a great source of motivation for them regarding their future career choices.

Rocket competition, one of the eagerly awaited competitions of TEKNOFEST every year, is organized in 9 categories this year, including A and B groups. In Group A, the High School Category is held at a minimum altitude of 4000 feet and only high school students can participate. The Medium Altitude Category, in which high school, associate, undergraduate and graduate students and graduates can participate, is held at a minimum altitude of 8000 feet. Associate, undergraduate and graduate students and graduates can apply for the High Altitude and Challenging Duty Categories, which take place at a minimum altitude of 15000 feet. One of the two new categories added to Group A this year is the International Category, which will be held at an altitude of 8000 feet, and the Unique Hybrid Engine Rocket Category, which will also be held at an altitude of 8000 feet. In Group B; Associate, undergraduate and graduate students and graduates can also participate in the Rocket Control Department Development, Hybrid Fuel Rocket Engine Development and Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine Development categories.

GRAND PRIZE OVER 5 MILLION TL TOTAL

In the competition, where transportation and accommodation support was provided to the finalist teams, a total of 420 thousand TL in the High School Category, 480 thousand TL in the Medium Altitude Category, 540 thousand TL in the High Altitude Category, 15,000 USD in the International Category, 750 thousand TL in the Challenging Mission Category and 750 thousand TL in the Original Hybrid Engine Rocket Category. A thousand TL reward is given.

A total of 510 thousand TL will be awarded in the Rocket Control Department Development Category, a total of 810 thousand TL in the Hybrid Fuel Rocket Engine Development Category, and a total of 1 million 110 thousand TL in the Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine Development Category. Applications for the competition are due by February 20. www.teknofest.org can be done via the website.