Students from Alice Byrne Elementary School launched their science projects skyward with the help of the Yuma Aeromodelers, Civil Air Patrol Cadets, and a real rocket scientist. The rocket launch is an annual field trip that the fourth graders work toward, learning about aerodynamics and engineering along the way.
Steven Hengl (left), a graduate of Alice Byrne Elementary School and rocket scientist at Orbital Sciences Corporation in Phoenix, fields questions Friday morning from fourth graders prior to the students' model rocket launch at the Yuma Aero Modelers field.
PHOTO BY GREG WATKINS/YUMA SUN