Rocketeers at Farnborough

Friday morning dawned bright and sunny, with intermittent breezes.  If the weather holds, the conditions will be very good for launching.

The teams started early to prep their rockets:

Including some shared information between the U.S. and UK teams:

And then we shifted over to the Innovation Zone for the opening ceremonies for Futures Day here at Farnborough:

All three teams attended the opening ceremonies -- from right to left: Madison West (Wisc.) High School, Perse School (UK) and Lycee Louis Bleriot (France).

At the reception desk at the Innovation Zone:

And the Madison West team got to speak with ESA astronaut Timothy Peake: