The Rocket Project

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Eight ambitious high school students and their mentor will attempt the feat. See how they use the VAIO CW and F series models powered by Intel processors to bring their dreams to reality.

Vaio CW Series

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Available with the Intel Core™ i5 Processor.

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Vaio F Series

The team will need all 16.4 inches* of this multimedia machine.

Available Colors

Featuring the Intel Core™ i7 Processor.
Free Blu-ray drive upgrade through April 3rd.

*Measured Diagonally

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Intel Turbo Boost

Critical to the launch, Intel® Turbo Boost technology (available on the Core i5 and i7 processors) can automatically speed up your processor when your computer needs extra performance.

*Intel Turbo Boost performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall system configuration.

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Intel Core Processor Family

See the brains behind the Rocket Project — the Faster, Smarter 2010 Intel® Core™ Processor Family.

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The Students

The Mentor

  • Tom AtchisonFounder, Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation
  • For more than 25 years Tom was a senior executive and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, successfully starting and running four high technology ventures. In 2001 he decided to pursue his passion for space exploration, designing and building his own rockets. Eventually Tom founded the Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation, a non-profit educational foundation dedicated to facilitating civilian space research, STEM Education and Competition as an enabler of civilian space explorers. Tom specializes in airframe aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, composite materials, and propulsion and motor ballistics.

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