This same article is all over the internet BUT:
* The only references to the "American Journal of Theoretical Physics" on the internet are in this article (posted on multiple websites). If it's so important, wouldn't it have a presence on the internet.
* Lots of kids attend NASA Space Camp, and I'm pretty sure designing rockets is a pretty standard project there (notice it does not say the rocket was launched into space, most likely just launched up into the air)