Mach 5 Low-down
The FAR MARS Competition is a student contest to build and fly a bi-propellant liquid rocket to 45,000ft carrying a 2.2lb (1 kg) payload. $50,000 will be awarded to the team closest to this altitude and a second $50,000 prize will be awarded to the closest team that achieves this with a liquid oxygen/liquid methane rocket engine. A single team able to achieve both goals can win the total prize pool.
Below is a spreadsheet of current teams vying for the prizes, after a bit of discussion with like-minded groups and individuals on Twitter, a central go-to resource was initiated to keep track of all the teams and their progress.
The contest has since wrapped up for 2018 with the only launch attempt from UCLA. A new date for 2019 has now been announced and will see teams launching for the prize in March!
Launch Weekend, March 2nd and 3rd, 2019.
More:
https://mach5lowdown.com/far-mars-competition/
