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Fredericksburg was the last rocket to test for the SystemsGo WSMR Rockets 2026 season. We had a small caravan of cars this morning that headed out early as usual and were on range by 0600. We had an 0800 T-time. Range time began at 0600. The team was wheels up and rolling at 0500. Fredericksburg followed us into ABC-1 and began the process of loading charges into the rocket. The SystemsGo team…

A 0500 call to move out for ABC-1 started the day for all SystemsGo team and schools. The original mission, to launch 3 rockets and load 2 more on the rails and be Mission Complete and off range by 1600. Our scheduled T-Times were 0800, 1000, and 1100. All personnel arrived at the gate at 0545 for security and ID checks. Then SystemsGo Team including the gas truck crew were pulled ahead and…

The SystemsGo team, or the four of us that got up in time, went to Denny’s for a very quick breakfast this morning. At first we weren’t sure we would get served in time, but the staff and cook worked swiftly to accomodate our schedule and we were out the door and in our cars ready to roll. At 0530 the group headed to the Tula gate for security and ID checks, and then on to ABC-1 as we enjoyed a…

The SystemsGo team left Fredericksburg in two shifts, one at 0730 and the second at 0850 this morning headed to Alamogordo, New Merxico where we lodge for White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) rocket launches. Schools from Union Grove, Alamo Heights, Brazoswood, Fredericksburg and Anahuac/Hardin Jefferson also traveled to Alamogordo today to meet and begin preparations for launches this Friday and…

White Sands Missile Range is once again hosting the SystemsGo Rocket Program for its season end launches. This year four schools will be traveling to New Mexico to test their rockets at White Sands Missile Range, they include: Alamo Heights HS Brazoswood HS Union Grove HS Anahuac/Hardin Jefferson HS June 11th through June 13th are the dates for this year’s WSMR launch.  The SystemsGo team…

Saturday marked the end of the Rockets 2026 Season with the third and final day of launches in Smith Point. The weather was  cloudy  and foggy to start the day. It finally burn off by 11:00, but then to love bugs came out and the hi humidity definitely stayed.  Saturday morning  we had a back log of  rockets from Friday to start the day with while we waited for today’s to make it through Stage 1…

Friday marked the second day of the Texas Rocket Trail for Rockets 2026, here in Smith Point. Unfortunately, the weather was not cooperative today. We had a very low ceiling and light rain for most of the the day The original schedule listed 17 rockets for testing. North Shore dropped due to their teacher being very ill. In leu of them, we added ACS which was supposed to have launched last…

Thursday marked the beginning  of the last leg of the Texas Rocket Trail for Rockets 2026, and the first day of launches in Smith Point. Luckily, we had good weather for testing today, unlike last Friday in Central Texas. There was a significant delay due to cloud ceiling and rocket readiness. The first rocket didn’t launch until 1:58 this afternoon. Seventeen rockets out of 21 originally on the…

Southeast Texas Rockets started off Tuesday and Wednesday with travel and set up days in Smith Point. The team headed to Smith Point Tuesday and spent that evening and Wednesday morning setting up all stages and the pad. They had a strange anomally this year, as they completed everything that could be done before the last morning done by noon on Wednesday. They even got to come back to the Oyster…

Rockets 2026, Central Texas/Stonewall Edition, continued today. The original schedule listed 15 rockets for today tested by four schools. 25 rockets were hold overs from Thursday’s and Friday’s weather delays, so that upped our total for the day to 40. We were able to accomplish this so no contingency day tomorrow, The team and volunteers started at 7:30 this morning and the pad was loaded and…

Rockets 2026, Central Texas/Stonewall Edition, continued today. The original schedule listed 22 rockets for today. Unfortunately for the launces, rain settled in for the day and caused a stalemate for launching. Instead, the schools for today came in and presented their rockets for approval in Stages 1, 2 and 3. At completion they were all loaded into box trailers to be launched later in the…