Northwest Indian College Space Center

Here’s a HD slide show of the weekend’s events plus bonus material of meeting with Cmdr John Herrington, the first Native American astronaut!

Busy! Busy! We’ve been preparing for the First Nations Tribal launch this weekend, April 30 – May 2. We’ve been trying to raise money, trying to get our rockets built and trying to get a flight or two in just to see if the rockets work. We spent last weekend on a road trip to […]

February 12 was the due date for the First Nations Launch Preliminary Design Report. It was submitted with data gathered by the Space Center members. On Tuesday we learned that we scored an 88/100 which placed us in First Place among the seven competing Tribal Colleges. We may not know what we’re doing, but we […]

Ariel was ordered from Commonwealth Rockety, in Detroit, Michigan. We hope to see it within a week or two!

After much searching and reading, the Public Missiles Ltd. (PML) Ariel rocket has been chosen.  Here are the specifications: Dia.: 3.0″ Height: 58″ Weight: 51 oz. MMT: 54/38/29mm Kwik-Switch motor mount http://www.redarrowhobbies.com/kits/Public_Missiles_model_rockets/ariel.htm It takes G through I motors, which means we can launch it with the G motors without having to be certified by the […]

NWIC-SC has been invited to participate in the First Nations Launch, http://www.uwgb.edu/wsgc/fnl/index.html. We are a bit behind; however, I am certain that the energy and enthusiasm of our chief rocket scientist, Bob Skaggs, will allow us to catch up and excel! The faculty advisor for the AISES Club is keen to collaborate with some of our […]