Penko, P. F. (2018, June), An Elective in Rocketry  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--29778

\bibitem{asee_peer_29778}
  Penko, P. F. (2018, June), \emph{An Elective in Rocketry}
  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah.
  10.18260/1-2--29778

Paul F. Penko P.E..  "An Elective in Rocketry".  2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2018.  https://strategy.asee.org/29778 Internet.  25 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_29778}
  Paul F. Penko P.E..
  "An Elective in Rocketry".
  \emph{2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2018.
  https://strategy.asee.org/29778 Internet.  25 Jun, 2024

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