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2009 CanSat Field Set

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Participants in the 2009 CanSat Competition are set to launch their payloads from Amarillo, Texas,  June 12-14, 2009.  The 2008 champions from the University of New Hampshire are returning to defend their title against a field of new and returning teams, including:

  1. Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada)
  2. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida) – Scepter Team
  3. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida) – Team Two
  4. Emirates Aviation College (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
  5. Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
  6. International Institute of Information Technology (Hyderabad, India) – Gagan Yaan Team
  7. Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa) — CanSat 2008
  8. Kapiolani Community College (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  9. Lake Washington Technical College (Kirkland, Washington)
  10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  11. Michigan Technological University (Houghton, Michigan) — CanSat 2008
  12. Pennsylvania State University (University Park, Pennsylvania)
  13. Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada)
  14. Technologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Campus Puebla (San Andres, Mexico) — CanSat 2008
  15. Tuskegee University (Tuskegee Institute, Alabama) — CanSat 2008
  16. Universidad Iberoamericana de Puebla (Puebla, Mexico)
  17. University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama) — 2nd Place, CanSat 2008
  18. University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  19. University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) – Black Team
  20. University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) – Gold Team
  21. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – Team One — 3rd Place, CanSat 2008
  22. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – Team Two — 4th Place, CanSat 2008
  23. University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
  24. University of New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire) — CanSat 2008 Champions
  25. Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Virginia) — 5th Place, CanSat 2008
  26. Washington University at St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri)

Best of luck to all of the teams on a successful launch and most importantly, a successful landing.



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