Good Afternoon Teams,

We are so excited to FINALLY release the details of this years 2018 Into Orbit challenge.  FIRST has provided some additional materials that could be beneficial to your team.  Please see below for helpful links and resources as you go through the season. 

Coaches Handbook 

The coaches handbook provides helpful resources, meeting topics, schedules, and any additional information that you may enjoy using. 

Overview of the mat

Overview of the mat will provide information on placement of mission models.

 

Mission Model building instructions

Challenge sets are in the process of being shipped.  You should receive email confirmation when your challenge set will be shipped within the next week or two. 

Engineering Notebook

This is a great tool for individuals to keep track of their thoughts and processes throughout the season. 

Into Orbit Challenge

The "challenge" provides an overview of the missions and overall objective of the season.  If you are looking for more detailed information, please use the link below.

Into Orbit Challenge Detail

The document will provide specific information and ways for your team to get a jump start on brainstorming their innovative solutions.

Video of Missions

The video will provide a visual on how the missions need to be completed. 

We look forward to seeing all of the innovative and creative solutions teams come up with this year!  If you have not yet registered your team, there is still plenty of time!  You can register your team at the FIRST Inspires website: https://www.firstinspires.org/

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out and we will be happy to assist in any way that we can.