A rocket takes flight at Maricopa Wells Middle School during the Maricopa Rocket Challenge. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

A group of Maricopa Wells Middle School students took over the recreation field for Friday morning to try out their handmade rockets for the second Maricopa Rocket Challenge.

The event is put together by General Dynamics and Superstition Spacemodeling Society with MWMS instructors. The rockets’ time in the air was measured from liftoff at the launch pad to hitting the ground.