Unique contraptions replaced traditional rackets during JPL's 'Launch a Tennis Ball' Invention Challenge on Friday, Dec. 1. Teams of engineers and middle and high school students, including this winning La Canada High School group, used their creations to launch tennis balls into a trash can more than 16 feet away.
Tennis Meets High Tech at JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ Dec. 6, 2006
Unique contraptions replaced traditional rackets during JPL's 'Launch a Tennis Ball' Invention Challenge on Friday, Dec. 1. Teams of engineers and middle and high school students, including this winning La Canada High School group, used their creations to launch tennis balls into a trash can more than 16 feet away.
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