Michigan girls get creative in 3rd annual aerospace competition [Video]

MICHIGAN, USA — A statewide competition is putting Michigan girls’ engineering, creativity and teamwork to the test.

Girl Scouts in the state, including those of Michigan’s Shore to Shore troops, can also earn their business jumpstart badge for tackling the challenge.

The competition officially begins on Oct. 12, and each group presents their completed project virtually on Nov. 9. Over those four weeks, each group engineers an aerospace design and develops business and marketing plans for their project.

In previous years, more than 47 cities across the state were represented. Nearly 10 of them were from West Michigan including Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Holland, and Rockford.

Lissa Barron, co-founder of WAIAM, says the goal of strengthening the in-state aerospace talent pipeline is at the center of the contest.

“We’re looking at record-levels of production for the aerospace industry worldwide, and so it’d be great if a lot of that can be done in Michigan, and it already is being done in Michigan,” …