2023 Series Winners

Team SuperNOVAs


Experiment - Creation of Biodiesel in Microgravity using Chlorella Vulgaris

🌟Valentina Guillen Pacheco 🌟 Ava Golden  🌟 Victoria Villa 🌟 Emma Carr 

This team was part of the Go For Launch! Space Coast 2023 event

This experiment will be built in partnership with Space Tango and manifested on a future flight to the International Space Station.


"Winning the national competition and having NOVAdiesel chosen to travel to the ISS is an indescribable thrill. It's a culmination of countless hours of hard work, dedication, and a driving passion for the world of space. Knowing that our idea could contribute to sustainable practices in space exploration fills me with an overwhelming sense of excitement. This opportunity represents the realization of a dream and the beginning of a new chapter in space travel. I'm so proud of my team, and I cannot wait to see our project in action aboard the ISS!!"

Valentina Guillen Pacheco 2023 Series Participant

"When I heard the news, I dropped my laptop and squealed...this is unreal. I'm over the moon excited to see my group and I's hard work come to life and go to space."

Ava Golden / 2023 Series Participant

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