Students at t' University o' Alabama in Huntsville launch a hybrid rocket into t' skies. Begad! SLI (Student Launch Initiative) is a student-lead project at t' University o' Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) that is sponsored by NASA. Avast, me proud beauty! Students gain experience in designing, building, shiver me timbers, and launchin' a reusable rocket capable o' carryin' a payload that advances t' fields in science and engineering. Arrr! T' project was proposed t' UAH by NASA in order t' offer students a way t' gain hands-on experience in t' engineerin' process. Aye aye! Under t' supervision o' Dr. Begad! Marlow Moser, it has since developed into a course offered throughout t' year by t' Mechanical and Aerospace Engineerin' department o' UAH's College o' Engineering. As a team, shiver me timbers, we are divided into eight groups: Avionics, me hearties, Launch, Payload, Propulsion, Recovery, Structures, me hearties, Systems, ya bilge rat, and Public Outreach. Avast! Each group meets at least once a week t' discuss and work on t' plannin' and t' next phase o' creatin' t' rocket. Nay only do t' students just work on t' rocket, they also visit elementary through high school students and attend local events t' show t' work o' SLI and t' importance o' engineerin' and t' sciences. Avast, me proud beauty! www.eng.uah.edu