{"id":17431,"date":"2022-01-21T17:29:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T09:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-gives-a-lift-to-57-high-flying-student-experiments-including-one-from-the-seattle-area\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T17:29:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T09:29:46","slug":"nasa-gives-a-lift-to-57-high-flying-student-experiments-including-one-from-the-seattle-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-gives-a-lift-to-57-high-flying-student-experiments-including-one-from-the-seattle-area\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA gives a lift to 57 high-flying student experiments, including one from the Seattle area"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full-width\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ravenstar-630x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-669955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ravenstar-630x340.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ravenstar-1260x679.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ravenstar-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ravenstar-1536x828.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ravenstar-2048x1104.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption>NASA launches a Raven Aerostar high-altitude balloon. (NASA Photo \/ Bill Rodman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA has chosen 57 winning teams \u2014 including a team from Interlake High School in Bellevue, Wash.\u2014 to receive funding to build and fly experiments focusing on subjects ranging from lunar dust mitigation to inkjet printing in zero gravity.<\/p>\n<p>Interlake\u2019s team will focus on a more down-to-Earth scientific question: how pollution levels are correlated with altitude.<\/p>\n<p>The prizes were awarded through NASA\u2019s first-ever TechRise Student Challenge, which aims to give students in grades 6 through 12 an opportunity for real-world experience in designing and executing autonomously operated experiments. The program, administered by Future Engineers, attracted entries from nearly 600 teams representing 5,000 students nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt NASA, we educate and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers,\u201d NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said today in a news release. \u201cThe TechRise Student Challenge is an excellent way for students to get hands-on experience designing, building, and launching experiments on suborbital vehicles. \u2026 I can\u2019t wait to see these incredible experiments come to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA TechRise Student Challenge Explained\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4x3_b_OvJeA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The winning teams will each receive a $1,500 grant to build their experiments, plus a NASA-funded spot to fly them next year.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty of the experiments, including Interlake\u2019s, will go on high-altitude balloon trips provided by Raven Aerostar. The other 37 will fly on the New Shepard suborbital spaceship built by Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin space venture, or on an UP Aerospace suborbital rocket. <\/p>\n<p>Winning teams will also receive materials for preparing their payloads, expert technical support and access to flight simulation software.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the experiments and the TechRise Student Challenge, check out the Future Engineers website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA launches a Raven Aerostar high-altitude balloon. (NASA Photo \/ Bill Rodman) NASA has chosen 57 winning teams \u2014 including a team from Interlake High School in Bellevue, Wash.\u2014 to receive funding to build and fly experiments focusing on subjects ranging from lunar dust mitigation to inkjet printing in zero gravity. 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