Randsburg, California

2024 MOHN Grant artist Daid Roy’s project S.H.R.O.O.M. (Sustainable Hybrid Rocket Optimization with Organic Materials). Roy's art practice draws from the world of amateur rocketry. The artist has researched and developed a mycelium-based, organic rocket propellant in collaboration with artist and mycologist Sam Shoemaker. This project is culminating in the launch of the Horus III, a mycelium-fueled rocket at the Friend’s of Amateur Rocketry site in Randsburg, California on December 7, 2024.