Singapore team takes 3rd place in rocket contest despite last-minute scramble over US Customs issues

The Singapore Propulsion Lab team - including team leader Dhruv Mittal (far right) - with their rocket, Project Mynah, in the Mojave Desert in early June. - SINGAPORE PROPULSION LAB

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A team of Singapore university students who won third place in an international rocket-building competition almost had to pull out of the contest at the last minute because key parts of its rocket, including the engine, were held up at the United States Customs.

But after much scrambling and a heap of luck, the team was able to scrounge used parts and a spare motor from the organisers and participating teams.