Early morning rocket launch at NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. On board are the payloads built by the RockOn! participants, including that of Timothy Sichler and Pablo Franco Almonte from Penn State Wilkes‑Barre. (June 20, 2019) Credit: NASA Expand Doing a final check of the payloads before they are installed in the rocket Credit: NASA Expand Participants signing the rocket in silver ink; the metallic red surface is covered in signatures. Credit: NASA Expand The team working on a sensor for inclusion in their payload Credit: NASA Expand Pablo soldering a circuit board Credit: NASA Expand Participants huddling outside in the cold before the 5:30 am launch Credit: NASA Expand Closeup of the payload, including sensors, wires, and a circuit board Credit: NASA Expand The sounding rocket on the launch tower Credit: NASA Expand logo of the RockOn program Credit: NASA Expand RockOn! team (left to right: Christopher Handgis, Pablo Franco Almonte, and Timothy Sichler) Credit: NASA Expand Graph of the team’s Geiger counter results after recovery of the rocket Credit: NASA Expand Large group shot of the RockOn! participants, with their large assembled rocket in front of them Credit: NASA Expand Number 1 in a five-photo series of the rocket launch Credit: NASA Expand Number 2 in a five-photo series of the rocket launch Credit: Penn State Expand Number 3 in a five-photo series of the rocket launch Credit: Penn State Expand Number 4 in a five-photo series of the rocket launch Credit: NASA Expand Number 5 in a five-photo series of the rocket launch Credit: Penn State Expand