UCLA’s American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Rocket Team, which goes by the name Bearospace, won 1st place among the AISES competitors at the First Nations Launch Competition, held April 25-28, 2019, at the Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Kansasville, WI.
For their success, Bearospace will receive a cash prize of $3,000 and a VIP tour of the Kennedy Space Center, in July.
The Bearospace Co-Leaders for this year’s competition are UCLA Aerospace Engineering majors Lucia Gonzalez, and Ryan Rio. Lucia is also an alumna of the WE@UCLA Leadership Academy, as well as the WE@UCLA Aerospace Academy. Audrey Pool O’Neal Ph.D., Director of UCLA Women in Engineering, has served as faculty advisor to the UCLA AISES Rocket Team since 2014.