Submitted by Katie Singleton, GSCO Girl Experience Manager
Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
The Girl Scouts of Colorado Rocket Team is off to a strong start after their first few meetings! The team has submitted a proposal for the 2017 United Launch Alliance Summer Intern Launch and will build the payload they will launch in July 2017 together over the next five months. The team is based in the Pikes Peak region and is made up of girls in 6th through 9th grade. Dr. Warren B. Layfield, Ph.D., a former NASA scientist, is serving as the team’s mentor and advising the girls on their design and construction. Dr. Layfield is one of the founders of the Colorado Springs Rocket Society and has previously mentored numerous youth in rocketry and Aerospace sciences.