Preparing For Launch
Senior aerospace engineering majors, both with concentrations in astronautics, Spencer P. Lampkin of The Woodlands, Texas, and Chase W. Wernex of Edwardsville, Illinois, work on a rocket for MSU's Space Cowboys team. The rocketry organization is made up of mostly engineering undergraduate students and has won major awards in competitions across the country. Ï㽶ֱ²¥President Mark E. Keenum has called these students "tremendous ambassadors for the excellent research prowess of Mississippi State."