Sponsored by the NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC), Florida, Space Institute (FSI) and the North East Florida Association of Rocketry (NEFAR) The objective of the competition is to build and launch a hybrid powered rocket. There are two categories of competition to choose from. The first category consists of launching a hybrid rocket to the maximum altitude. The second category challenges the teams to fly their rocket closest to 2000 feet in altitude. Twenty-four teams from ten Florida universities participated in this program! 2014-15 WINNERS Maximum Altitude First Place: University of Central Florida (MAED Maximum Thrust Team) Second Place: University of South Florida (SOAR Peregrine Team) Third Place: University of West Florida (Electrocketers2 Team) Closest to 2000 feet First Place: Florida Institute of Technology (Ace Team) Second Place: University of West Florida (Argonauts1 Team) Third Place: University of South Florida (SOAR Taurus Team) 2014-15 PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES 1. University of Central Florida (3 teams) 2. University of Florida (2 teams) 3. University of Miami (1 team) 4. University of West Florida (4 teams) 5. Florida International University (1 team) 6. Florida Institute of Technology (4 teams) 7. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (1 team) 8. University of South Florida (5 teams) 9. University of North Florida (1 team) 10. Florida Atlantic University (2 teams)