SLIDE SHOW: Local children build, launch handmade rockets at AHP Rocket Camp

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Children in Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp watch as one of the rockets they built during the camp soars through the air behind the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Jed Anderson, 13, pushes a button to launch the rocket he built during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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(From left) Butler County High School teacher Madison Staton helps brothers Jed and Jess Anderson complete the build of their rockets during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Jeremy Davis helps Lucy Peden, 7, loop the strings of her rocket’s parachute on its nose during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Elijah Warner, 9, launches his straw rocket from a rocket launcher during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Elijah Warner, 9, gets ready to launch his straw rocket from a rocket launcher during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Children work on building their own rockets during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Kenma Alston, 8, loops the strings of his rocket’s parachute around its nose as he joins other campers in building rockets during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Children work on building their own rockets during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Butler County High School teacher Madison Staton helps campers build their rockets during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Butler County High School teacher Jennifer Davis sets up Jed Anderson’s rocket for him to launch during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Kobe Bubnis presses a button to launch the rocket he built during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Jess Anderson, 9, presses a button to launch the rocket he built during Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Children in Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp take turns launching the rockets they built at the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN

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Children in Aviation Heritage Park’s Rocket Camp watch as one of the rockets they built during the camp soars through the air behind the AHP Museum on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. The camp, which was open to students in grades 2 to 4, taught the children the basic tenets of rocket science and how to build their own rockets. GRACE MCDOWELL / BOWLING GREEN