Troop 39 has participated in the Team America Rocketry Challenge 2 years in a row(the 04-05 and 05-06 competitions). in the 04-05 competition, we placed 43rd out of the over 700 teams that entered. in the 05-06 competition, we placed 13th out of the over 700 teams that entered. This is our first time in the Student Launch Initiative (SLI).