Edwin Betady has only been attending Cal Poly Pomona for two years, but already the Turlock native is making history. Betady is part of a group with a goal of being the first university to launch a rocket into space as part of the FAR-MARS Society Launch Contest — a competition involving Cal Poly Pomona and 10 other universities vying to eventually achieve an altitude of 330,000 feet.
Turlock native among group vying to send rocket to space

