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Widget's Corner

From time to time Widget will be compelled to share his state of mind and a slice of his adventures with the rest of the world. Welcome to Widget's Corner!

September 29th, 2006

2006 X Prize Cup Lander Challenges

Official mission patch
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challenge entries

Widget is excited to compete at this year's X Prize Cup in the Vertical Rocket Challenge and the Lunar Lander Challenge on October 20th and 21st in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Both challenges require a rocket to take off from a launch pad, fly up to 50 meters, translate 100 meters, and land vertically on a landing pad. The rocket then needs to repeat the flight in reverse. The Vertical Rocket Challenge requires each of the two flights to last 90 seconds; the Lunar Lander Challenge requires each flight to last 180 seconds. This .pdf has the complete rules for the challenges.

So come on out and meet the team, have a look at our flying hardware, and cheer us on!