Rocket launching in Nevada desert

Students from Seattle Central College and the University of Washington travel to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to launch experimental rockets with funding through a grant from the Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium in May of 2016.

Students from Seattle Central College walk across the playa to set up their rocket to launch in Black Rock Desert, Nev. on May 1, 2016.
Mike Harrell, left, the rocketry program advisor, and Adonay Lebeneh wire a rocket before it is launched in Black Rock Desert, Nev. on May 1, 2016.
A rocket launches into the sky in Black Rock Desert, Nev. on May 1, 2016.
Lindsay Tardiff works on the wiring for her rocket before she launches it in Black Rock Desert, Nev. on May 1, 2016.
Students from Seattle Central College take a selfie with their rocket before they launch it in Black Rock Desert, Nev. on May 1, 2016.
Adonay Lebeneh, right, slides his rocket onto the launching platform as Mike Harrell, center, the rocketry program advisor, and Gabe Finertie assist in Black Rock Desert, Nev. on May 1, 2016.
Students from Seattle Central College and the University of Washington speak with their advisors about the possible failures to their rocket after a premature launch in the Black Rock Desert, Nev. on May 1, 2016.
A deployed rocket lays on the ground with a parachute as students walk to retrieve it after being launched in Black Rock Desert, Nev. on May 1, 2016.