Midland Apollo Series Winners 

Midland Apollo Series Winners

Team Vipers!


Experiment - Project Peri

๐ŸŒŸJames Gray ๐ŸŒŸ Rylan Spears ๐ŸŒŸ Andrew Stubbs ๐ŸŒŸ Maxwell Tvrdy  ๐ŸŒŸRiley Zollinger

The experiment will measure the growth of the Madagascar Periwinkle and will measure the changes in the amount of Vinicristine found in the leaves and stem in microgravity.

This experiment will be built in partnership with Space Tango and launched on a flight to the International Space Station in 2026.

This team was part of the Go For Launch! Midland Apollo Series of Events which was made possible by the incredibly generous support of Midland Development Corporation, MISD, and Chevron. They were one of the winning teams at the Winter 2025 event.



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"The way I feel about my team getting selected to fly our experiment to space is a feeling I havenโ€™t felt this much of I have never been this excited about something that I work hard to get to. This rocket lunch is a one in a life time chance to a 14 year old. A year ago I would never guess that Iโ€™m sending an experiment to space with 4 people I have know for a while"

Andrew Stubbs/ Midland Participant

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"I'm very excited to take part in this opportunity, and thankful for the fact that I will remember this for the rest of my life."

James Gray/ Midland Participant


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Experiments like these make it to space through your charitable contributions!

Higher Orbits is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math by bringing young people together with Astronauts and industry professionals to explore the exciting possibilities offered by space and space exploration!

Please make all checks payable to โ€œHigher Orbits" and send to:

Higher Orbits Foundation

PO Box 473793,

Aurora, CO 80047