CVCC ballooning team participates in NASA competition

From Catawba Valley Community College Reports

CVCC HAB Team Image

After a solid launch, the Catawba Valley Community College High Altitude Ballooning team was able to recover their payload for a second straight year participating in the annual NASA/NC Space Grant competition.

They recovered their payload in Burlington, the team’s leader, Billy Fredell, said in an email to the Hickory Daily Record.

Catawba Valley Community College hosted the event, which included five other community colleges: Durham Tech Community College, Edgecombe Community College, Pitt Community College, Rowan-Cabarraus Community College, Wake Tech Community College.

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