Launch Info

Please build your project following the directions here before continuing.

You are now nearing the finish line and well on your way towards taking off! However, there are still a few more steps to ensure your experiment flies smoothly.

Shipping

You may either ship your project in advance (you must pay for your own shipping) or bring it with you on the day of the launch. Please ensure that it is completely finished and adheres to the limitations.

If you are shipping your project, ship it to: (no address yet).

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Launch!

The Apex launch will be a 3-day event in Boston, hosted at the WPS Institute. Below is a tentative schedule, but it is likely to change as more details are made available. Closer to the launch event, a comprehensive attendee guide will be published with all pertinent information.

Schedule

Friday, June 20th

05:00pm - Arrive at WPS

05:30pm - Opening ceremony

06:00pm - Dinner

Saturday, June 21st

07:00am - Wake up

07:30am - Breakfast

08:30am - Leave for launch site

09:30am - Arrive at launch site

12:00pm - Balloons launched

12:30pm - Lunch

01:00pm - Head back to WPS / Recovery process begins

02:00pm - Attendees arrive back at WPS

03:00pm - Balloons are recovered

04:00pm - Balloons arrive back at WPS / Begin analyzing results and making presentations

06:00pm - Dinner

Sunday, June 22nd

08:00am - Wake up

08:30am - Breakfast

09:00am - Finalize presentations

10:00am - Presentations begin

11:00am - Voting

11:30am - Awards

12:00pm - Closing ceremony