July 1, 2026

Wow, That Space Thing Is Pretty Cool: STEM Payoff on Display at ASCEND – Aerospace America

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Ava Crowder, a high school junior in Virginia, has conducted research on a rust-eating bacteria to determine how it might perform in microgravity. Eva Astrada, another high school student from Texas, worked with a NASA astronaut on an experiment for the International Space Station.