Abu Dhabi pupils launch high-powered rocket from Texas desert - in pictures

  • Left to right: American Community School of Abu Dhabi pupils Jeremiah Mathew, Hazel Whitaker and Ryan Ayoub, with their Viper I high-powered rocket that flew from a Texas desert. Victor Besa / The National
    Left to right: American Community School of Abu Dhabi pupils Jeremiah Mathew, Hazel Whitaker and Ryan Ayoub, with their Viper I high-powered rocket that flew from a Texas desert. Victor Besa / The National
  • The model rocket flew almost as high as 1,524 meters from the White Sands Missile Range on May 11. Photo: Monique Flickinger
    The model rocket flew almost as high as 1,524 meters from the White Sands Missile Range on May 11. Photo: Monique Flickinger
  • The rocket flew from the White Sands Missile Range in Houston, Texas. Photo: Monique Flickinger
    The rocket flew from the White Sands Missile Range in Houston, Texas. Photo: Monique Flickinger
  • Superintendent Monique Flickinger (third from left) and teachers Erik White (right) and Adam Cross (left) with American Community School of Abu Dhabi pupils. Victor Besa / The National
    Superintendent Monique Flickinger (third from left) and teachers Erik White (right) and Adam Cross (left) with American Community School of Abu Dhabi pupils. Victor Besa / The National
  • American Community School of Abu Dhabi pupils with their model rocket. Victor Besa / The National
    American Community School of Abu Dhabi pupils with their model rocket. Victor Besa / The National