Kennesaw State University has announced the 15th annual Pumpkin Launch!! “Showcasing the designs and mechanisms built by sophomore mechanical engineering students. Fun and some good ole pumpkin splatter make this a Marietta campus tradition!”
DATE: Thursday, October 23, 2025
TIME: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Neusoft Technologies Soccer field (Marietta Campus)
Link: https://www.kennesaw.edu/spceet/events/pumpkin-launch/index.php
Open to public. AIAA Members invited to estimate lift & drag polars of flying pumpkins!!
There will be multiple pumpkin-themed robotic gizmos roaming around courtesy of the MARS Lab. Fixed wing and multi-rotor drones will be flown by staff at the AERO Lab. A large pumpkin will be dropped from a drone hovering high above. Should be spectacular!!
Photos of the 2024 “Punkin Chunkin” may be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETmSDuQTDqo