Next stop, outer space: Maui High students’ climate research to take flight with NASA
A team of Maui High School students had their climate research project selected by NASA. Maiai High School students from Hawaii's Maui High School have been selected by NASA for their climate research project, which will be flown into outer space on a high-altitude balloon. The students created an experiment to measure how plastic degrades and releases greenhouse gasses, with the goal of finding ways to reduce the impact plastic has on the environment. The flight is set to take place from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in New Mexico in late August/early September. NASA's Cubes in Space program praised the students' proposal and technical diagram for their detailed experimental procedures. The project will be used as a model for future educators and students.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A team of Maui High School students had their climate research project selected by NASA — and now, it’s headed to outer space.
The students created an experiment to measure how plastic degrades and releases greenhouse gasses.
Their goal was to determine ways to reduce the impact plastic has on the environment.
In an official announcement by NASA’s Cubes in Space program, the feedback from the review stated: “Exceptional proposal and technical diagram!! Well-researched and written. Definitely a demonstrated need and relevant. Highly detailed experimental procedures. We will use this proposal in the future as a model for future educators and students.”
The students have worked with professors and graduate students from the UH Manoa Department of Mathematics on the experiment since November 2023.
The flight is scheduled for late August/early September from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in New Mexico.
It will be flown into orbit on a high-altitude balloon.
หัวข้อ: Space, NASA