FIRE Board

Potential sponsors are curious to know, what is the official name of our amazing organization?

• FIRE STEM

• FIRE Rockets

• FIRE Rocket Challenge

• FIRE

Why would companies like SpaceX and NASA be excited about the FIRE Rocket Challenge?

• Because it gives 5th-12th grade students a fun activity on Saturday mornings

• Because it allows rocketry mentors and aerospace professionals to give back to the community

• Because there's no need to be filled, it's just for fun

• Because it boosts participation of youth traditionally considered under-served and underrepresented in STEM programs and model rocketry

What does STEAM stands for?

• Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math

• Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

• Science, Technology, Engineering, Aerospace, Math

• None of the above

What is our connection with FIRE STEM?

• One entity

• Competing programs

• Fiscal Sponsorship

• Hostile

Can you guess what exciting components make up our stellar program?

• Exposure to Aerospace Careers via Competition, mentoring, and instruction

• Rockets, Glue, Motors and Altimeters

• We Are Still Figuring It Out

• FIRE STEM, FIRE Rockets and National Association of Rocketry

What year was the FIRE Rocket Challenge piloted?

• 1964

• 2020

• 2024

• 2021

What are Build & Fly Workshops?

• FIRE students teach participants to build a model and launch it later in the day

• Participants build rockets in the morning and fly home in the afternoon

• Ridiculously hard!

• Participants design and create their own model and hope it is safe to fly in the afternoon

Who founded the FIRE Rocket Challenge

• Christopher Columbus

• Charis Houston and Vines

• Mother and daughter team, Robin and Charis Houston

• It has been founded yet

What international middle and high school rocketry competition is the FIRE Rocket Challenge a precursor for?

• TARC

• American Rocketry Challenge

• NASA Student Launch

• RockOn

What groups does the FIRE Rocket Challenge target as "underrepresented" youth?

• Females, BIPOC youth, neurologically divergent learners, and students from under-resourced communities.

• Students from affluent backgrounds