UKAYRoC 2016 concluded with the International Rocketry Challenge at Farnborough Air Show. Teams from the UK, USA, France and Japan competed on the airfield in front of the world's aerospace industry. In a very close competition the USA narrowly beat the UK, with France third and Japan fourth. Prizes were presented by British astronaut Tim Peake and HRH Prince Michael of Kent.
It was an amazing couple of days in which the students got to look over American military aircraft, met three Astronauts, were entertained in the Raytheon and Lockheed-Martin chalets, and received presents of luggage, sunglasses, umbrellas and all manner of goodies from the sponsoring organisations. I'm really looking forward to UKAYRoC 2017!
A video of the IRC final is available on the UKAYRoC website
https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/fia2016/rocketry-challenge/