April 2016 – SpaceTEC® – National Science Foundation's Center for Aerospace Technical Education

Schools-to-Space® Visits Merritt Island Christian School in Florida

Posted on April 29, 2016 by school

Schools-to-Space® visited Merritt Island Christian School the latter part of April. The award winning movie, “I Want to be an Astronaut,” which was originally premiered on the ISS, was screened for 35 students and staff. Schools-to-Space® is a licensed screener for the movie which was produced and filmed by David Ruck. “I Want to be an Astronaut” is the story of a young high s...
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SpaceTEC®’s Schools-to-Space® Participates in the 2016 AFA STEM Teacher’s Workshop

Posted on April 8, 2016 by school

The Air Force Association Miami-Homestead chapter, along with the Miami-Dade County School District, held a STEM Teachers Workshop at the George T. Baker Aviation Technical College. SpaceTEC®’s Schools-to-Space® Coordinator, Gregory Cecil, taught a 2 hour workshop on the Mini-Cube Program during the daylong event. Approximately 20 STEM instructors from the Miami-Dade County School District ...
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SpaceTEC® Schools-to-Space® Program Assists Student STEM Experiments Aboard the Airbus Perlan Mission II

Posted on April 4, 2016 by school

SpaceTEC®’s Schools-to-Space® Program is a proud co-sponsor of 10 student teams that were selected by Teachers in Space as winners of its Airbus Perlan Mission II CubeSat Flight Experiment contest. The teams, who come from schools in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New York, Oregon, and Puerto Rico, will be the first scientists in history to test global warming and other theories by capturing un...
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