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March 15, 2024

On Friday, March 8, 2024, members of the media attended a science-focused prelaunch webinar for NASA's SpaceX CRS-30 mission to hear from NASA and ISS National Lab officials as well as researchers who discussed a few of the projects flying on this cargo resupply mission. Watch the webinar below or click here to watch it on YouTube.

March 12, 2024

Students won the Higher Orbits summer camp grand prize and will go to Cape Canaveral to watch their project take off to the International Space Station.

Six students from Sault Area Public Schools are going to Florida next week, but not for Spring Break.

They are going to watch a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral that will bring their prize-winning project to the International Space Station (ISS).

 

March 8, 2024

DETROIT – The winning team of Higher Orbits’ Go For Launch! Michigan Aerospace Manufacturing Association (MAMA) series of events is gearing up to launch their student research experiment to the International Space Station on mission SpaceX-30 in mid-March.

The student team, Team Space Shell 6, created the winning experiment of the Go For Launch! MAMA series in 2022 and will have their design created by partnered payload integration specialists Space Tango to be launched to space inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule.

March 7, 2024

Mar. 7—MIDLAND — The Go For Launch student team from Midland High School is anxiously awaiting the launch of their experiment into space, set for later this month.

MHS seniors Alyssa Urbina, Catalina Rodriguez, and Ulisses Hernandez made the experiment during the Go For Launch program in the fall of 2022. Their experiment was selected to be launched into space on the SpaceX-30 and be tested at the International Space Station.

March 4, 2024

CAPE CANAVERAL (FL), March 4, 2024 – Life science investigations, the validation of new facilities and capabilities, student-led experiments, and a variety of projects leveraging the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) are set to launch on the next resupply mission to the orbiting outpost. Members of the media are invited to hear from some of the researchers with payloads flying on SpaceX’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the space station, contracted by NASA, during a live webinar on Friday, March 8, at 1 p.m. EST.

August 17, 2023

The City of Midland Department of Airports will host Fly Into Fall, a free education and interactive aviation experience for all ages. Food trucks, face painting, jumpers, exhibits, and more will be available.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 26 at Midland Airpark, 901 Veterans Airpark Lane, Midland.

August 4, 2023

It was a great week in Seattle, and the 12th annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) has come to an end. Enjoy a few highlights from Day 3 of the conference.

Day 3 kicked off with the Women’s Networking Breakfast, connecting women in the space industry. During the breakfast, Adele Luta, exploration extravehicular activities integration manager for Oceaneering International, discussed the value of living by “and” instead of “or” to open yourself to new opportunities.

June 22, 2023

Higher Orbits, a nonprofit organization, is hosting the Go For Launch! event to inspire students in grades 8-12 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Students have the opportunity to work with an astronaut for multiple days and compete to have their science experiment flown to the International Space Station. The event is made possible with support from Jacobs Space Exploration Group and BRPH. Students are participating in engineering design challenges, ethical discussions, and creating mission patches. Retired NASA Astronaut Wendy Lawrence expresses her envy for the opportunities these students have, as she did not have similar opportunities during her childhood.

June 21, 2023

MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — Higher Orbits is on a mission to launch students’ interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

“We’re running Go For Launch! (our multi-day event) where students in grades 8-12 get to work with an astronaut for multiple days and they compete to have their science experiment flown to the International Space Station,” Higher Orbits CEO/Founder Michelle Lucas said.

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