More than 50 local high school students tried their hand at becoming space explorers this week as part of the “Go for Launch” program held at Orbital ATK in Dulles this week.
The three-day event saw participants taking part in hands-on STEM and STEAM activities delivered by engineers and space professionals, including retired astronaut and Orbital ATK Space Systems Group President Frank Culbertson.
“We were honored to host this next generation of space explorers at our headquarters and inspire them to design innovative science experiments that could be flown to the International Space Station aboard our Cygnus spacecraft,” Culbertson said in a prepared statement. “By using our campus as a test bed for these activities, we can provide a team of mentors, teachers and role models that will guide these students towards new adventures in deep space exploration and beyond.”