{"id":17467,"date":"2021-01-22T22:56:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T22:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17467"},"modified":"2021-01-22T22:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T22:57:25","slug":"the-national-aviation-hall-of-fames-spirit-of-flight-award-to-be-presented-to-the-american-rocketry-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/aviation-education\/the-national-aviation-hall-of-fames-spirit-of-flight-award-to-be-presented-to-the-american-rocketry-challenge\/%20","title":{"rendered":"The National Aviation Hall of Fame\u2019s Spirit of Flight Award to be Presented to the American Rocketry Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Board of Trustees of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that its coveted 2020 Spirit of Flight Award will be presented to the American Rocketry Challenge<\/a>. While the date and time of the presentation are yet to be determined, the NAHF is eager to share this wonderful news about one of the most impactful science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Rocketry Challenge is the world\u2019s largest\nrocket contest, with nearly 5,000 students nationwide competing annually. The\ncontest provides students in 6th \u2013 12th grades the opportunity to design,\nbuild, and launch model rockets and gain hands-on experience solving\nengineering problems. Sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA),\nthe National Association of Rocketry, and more than twenty aerospace industry\npartners, including NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the\nDepartment of Defense, the challenge is the aerospace industry\u2019s flagship\nprogram designed to encourage students to study STEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Spirit of Flight Award qualifications include\norganizations that serve a special need of the nation and set high standards\nfor excellence in the utilization of aerospace assets.   One of the most applicable of the criteria\nmet by the American Rocketry Challenge is the \u201ccreativity\u201d that voters of the\nSpirit of Flight Award are charged to identify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NAHF President and CEO, Amy Spowart shares, \u201cThe American\nRocketry Challenge definitely sets a high standard for STEAM education in this\nnation and that made it an easy choice for the Spirit of Flight voters.\u201d\nSpowart adds, \u201cThe past awardees and the challenging criteria for this award\nput it among the most sought after in aerospace. The American Rocketry\nChallenge\u2019s worthiness comes by way of its multifaceted benefits to aviation;\nfrom offering hands-on STEAM principles to students in 6th to 12th grade and\nencouraging them to consider and pursue careers in aerospace.  It\u2019s a win-win for our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Spirit of Flight Award from the National Aviation Hall\nof Fame is a tremendous honor,\u201d said AIA President & CEO Eric Fanning.\n\u201cHosting the American Rocketry Challenge is a privilege for AIA, and this award\nrecognizes our continued commitment to growing the next generation of aerospace\nand defense leaders. Year after year, we are inspired by the ingenuity and\nbrilliance of our young rocketeers, and we cannot wait to see how they shape\nour future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past winners of the Spirit of Flight range from historical\ngroups like the WWII era \u201cFlying Tigers\u201d, to aerospace icons like the Apollo\nMissions, to industry leaders such as the Boeing Company. A complete list can\nbe seen at https:\/\/www.nationalaviation.org\/milton-caniff-spirit-of-flight-award<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Board of Trustees of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that its coveted 2020 Spirit of Flight Award will be presented to the American Rocketry Challenge. While the date and time of the presentation are yet to be determined, the NAHF is eager to share this wonderful news about one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-education"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Rocketry-Challenge-.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17468,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17467\/revisions\/17468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}