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3/13/2015

Physics club builds Class I rocket

[Click Image to Enlarge] Pictured here from left are EAC rocketry instructor, John Ratje and EAC students Daric Goldtooth, Abdullah Matalgah, Melissa Durham, and Daniel Hawkins. Not pictured: Leighton Shumway and David Allen [EAC – submitted photo].

By Lori Dugan

Thatcher, AZ—Members of the Eastern Arizona College Physics Club have designed and built a 6' rocket, painted EAC purple and gold. The rocket’s engine is rated to launch up to 3000' high and is equipped with camera and altimeter.