POWELL, WYOMING – Drone enthusiasts and those just learning the craft are invited to Northwest College on Saturday, June 14, for the 2025 Wyoming State Drone Championships and Bighorn Basin Drone Challenge Cup. It runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Yellowstone Building Conference Center and is open to all K-12, technical college, community college, and university students, as well as teachers.
The fee is just $10, and registration information can be found at caperteam.com/stub/idrone-240420-fbb2f. All paid registrants will receive a free t-shirt while supplies last. There is no charge for spectators.
Participants are welcome to learn and compete regardless of skill level or experience and can bring their own drone (less than 300 grams with propeller guards) or borrow one on site. The day’s schedule includes three sessions, and participants can attend any of their choice or all three.
- 10 a.m. Learn to Fly Flight School
- 12 p.m. Obstacle Course Racing
- 2 p.m. Drone Film Festival
Those interested in submitting videos for the drone film festival should do no later than 48 hours prior to the event for judging.
The festival is sponsored by the Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium, the CAPER Center for Astronomy & Physics Education, and Northwest College.
The Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium sponsors education and research programs in the state in support of NASA missions, including research fellowships and internships for students at UW and Wyoming community colleges, scholarship programs for community college students in STEM majors, grants for college and university faculty, and educational resources and programs for Wyoming K-12 students and teachers.
For more information, contact Astrid Northrup, NWC Professor of Engineering and Mathematics, at astrid.northrup@nwc.edu, or 307-754-6066.