School in Ashburn Va Makes The List For International Space Station Experiments

NASA has selected nine experiments, designed by students at seven schools, for astronauts to perform on the International Space Station this summer and a local school has made the list. NASA selected the proposals from among 132 received for the new Kids in Micro-g! Program.

This is the pilot year for the program, a student experiment design challenge geared toward grades five through eight. Its purpose is to give students a hands-on opportunity to design experiments or simple demonstrations for testing both in the classroom and in the station’s microgravity environment. The winners were chosen by a team of representatives from NASA’s 10 field centers.

“What a wonderful experience for these kids to have their experiments carried out in space and by astronauts,” said Mark Severance, International Space Station National Laboratory Education projects manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. “This gives students the chance to see what happens differently, other than in the classroom, when their experiment is performed in an environment that is not on Earth.”

The schools chosen to participate are:

– National Winner and NASA Glenn Research Center Regional Winner

Brownell Middle, Grosse Point Farms, Mich.

– National Runner-up and NASA Kennedy Space Center Regional Winner

Vaughan Elementary, Powder Springs, Ga.

– NASA Ames Research Center Regional Winner

Hamlin School, San Francisco

– NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Regional Winners (tie)

East Hartford-Glastonbury Magnet, East Hartford, Conn.

Carl Sandburg Middle, Old Bridge, N.J.

– NASA Kennedy Space Center Regional Winner

Windy Ridge Elementary, Orlando, Fla.

– NASA Langley Research Center Regional Winner

Virginia Academy, Ashburn, Va.

via Ashburn School Makes The List For International Space Station Experiments – Loudoun News.

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