iTECH
Who makes up the Bloodhound
team?
How can Sparklers be part of the
Bloodhound team?
We have engineers who are men and
women, people from the Royal Air
Force and Bloodhound Ambassadors
(educators) who speak to and involve
young people and the public about
our project.
Bloodhound love chatting and
building rocket cars with boys and
girls of all ages, with one of the
youngest children who took part in
our workshops aged three! We need
you to take up jobs, some of which
haven’t even been invented yet. The
technology is moving that quickly!
WATCH IT!
At the end of March next
year the car will be tested at
Newquay, which you’ll be able
to see on TV and on the internet.
On October 15th they’ll attempt
to break the world record in
South Africa. Most of the world
will be watching.
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