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May 23, 2023

The Purple Astronauts team, composed of Hudson eighth grader Lucia Berg, ninth grader Teja Mannem and tenth graders Ellie Bower, Derek Bogusz and Owen Maahs, have a chance to win an out-of-this-world competition – to send their experiment to space.

May 1, 2023

DATE SELECTED IN HONOR OF HISTORIC MISSION OF ALAN SHEPARD (FREEDOM 7)

HONORS THE TRAILBLAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS & INSPIRATION OF ASTRONAUTS, HIGHLIGHTS SALLY RIDE & 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC MISSION (STS-7)

CELEBRATION INCLUDES A VIRTUAL LINE UP OF ASTRONAUT EVENTS, AND STUDENT CONTEST TO BE PART OF AN IN-PERSON ASTRONAUT EVENT IN JULY

NEW YORKMay 1, 2023 /CNW/ — uniphi space agency, a division of uniphigood, LLC, Announces the Seventh Annual National Astronaut Day™ on May 5th, 2023, honoring Astronaut Sally Ride and Celebrating Astronauts and Space Exploration.

April 27, 2023

“Go for Launch” has rescheduled its program for students eighth through twelfth grade, May 20-21.

The nonprofit Higher Orbits and the local organization, Space St. Croix, are collaborating to present this event. Higher Orbits provides opportunities for youth to interact with astronauts and engineers during a multi-day program to design spaceflight experiments. Their proposals are then vetted and a few selected to fly their experiments to space aboard the International Space Station.

April 1, 2023

Students from Sault Ste. Marie will see their science experiment soar into space this year.

Last summer, the nonprofit organization Higher Orbits hosted a camp called Go For Launch at Lake Superior State University. Space Shell6, a team of six middle and high-school students from Sault Ste. Marie, studied cellular respiration within Bermuda grass.

The team recently was announced as winner of the camp competition, and part of their prize is to have their experiment spend 30 days on the International Space Station.

March 27, 2023

Cove Searle designed the experiment with other 4-H members at Go For Launch! space camp in summer 2022 and watched the launch from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on March 14.

Navajo County 4-H club member Cove Searle had an out-of-this-world experience recently, when he traveled to Florida to watch SpaceX launch a rocket carrying a biology experiment he helped design.

Along with three 4-H team members from other states, Cove watched the March 14 launch from more than 2 miles away – the closest witnesses are allowed to the Cape Canaveral launchpad, he said.

March 23, 2023

March 14, 2023, will be a day that Krish Nangia remembers for the rest of his life. With the help of 4-H and the STEM nonprofit Higher Orbits, Nangia witnessed an experiment he had a hand in, get launched into space.

How Nangia got to launch his experiment into space

Nangia’s foray into space all started last July. After graduating from Naperville North, he traveled to the Kennedy Space Center to compete in the ‘Go For Launch!’ contest, hosted by Higher Orbits. Nangia, the oldest member of the group, was joined by others from the Arizona, Florida, and Indiana 4-H programs.

March 16, 2023

‘Space Team Goats’ team selected from 4-H contestants from four states

ORANGE PARK – Higher Orbits is a non-profit with the mission of promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, along with teamwork, leadership and communication through the study of spaceflight.

Humanity’s journey into space is an ideal launchpad to excite students like St. Johns Country Day School eighth grader Celine Torkzad about STEM. Higher Orbits works to help them fulfill their dreams and ambitions while also building valuable life skills.

Go For Launch! is a multi-day program that uses space exploration as a platform to launch student involvement in STEM and STEAM (STEM with Art programs) and promotes teamwork, leadership and communication.

Torkzad joined Nolan Williams and Cove Searle, both of Indiana and Arizona’s Krish Nangia, on the winning team.

March 7, 2023

Scheduled to launch on Tuesday, March 14th at 8:30 PM EST from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL. Space Tango partner investigations will be making their departure for the International Space Station for the SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services Mission (SpaceX CRS-27). As we get closer to the final countdown, we invite you to take a look at the amazing science our partners are exploring with us.

March 6, 2023

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) -The space flight and space exploration program, Go for Launch, is returning to Midland.

This program explores the wonders of space and strengthens teens stem skills.

It gives kids the chance to learn from retired astronaut Wendy Lawrence to give her experience and expertise with space.

Higher Orbits is a non-profit that teaches stem skills through the use of spaceflight.

February 22, 2023

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Higher Orbits team and featured retired NASA Astronaut Wendy Lawrence will be kicking off the Midland 2023 Series.

This marks the fourth Go for Launch! Midland program within the Midland Independent School District.

This hands-on program of Higher Orbits spotlights the wonders of spaceflight and space exploration to provide students across the country the opportunity to develop and strengthen their skills in STEM, teamwork, communication, research design, and leadership. While focusing on spaceflight, Go for Launch! students will work alongside a featured astronaut at each event to learn and develop important skills that can be applied in any professional field.

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