{"id":284314,"date":"2022-12-06T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T00:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-484433"},"modified":"2023-09-29T18:01:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:01:40","slug":"students-to-launch-group-visits-kennedy-space-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/kennedy\/students-to-launch-group-visits-kennedy-space-center\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Students to Launch\u2019 Group Visits Kennedy Space Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?w=1919\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of students and their chaperones gather for a photo at the launch countdown clock near the News Center at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2022. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?resize=300,133 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?resize=768,340 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?resize=1024,453 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?resize=1536,680 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?resize=400,177 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?resize=600,265 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?resize=900,398 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_main_photo.jpg?resize=1200,531 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A group of students and their chaperones gather for a photo at the launch countdown clock near the News Center at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2022. The middle-school students, from the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, are visiting the space center with the Students to Launch program. Students to Launch engages students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and creates awareness of careers in the space program.u003cbru003e<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA\/Francisco Martin<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>By Linda Herridge and Leah Martin<\/em><br><em>NASA\u2019s John F. Kennedy Space Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazing. Surreal. Outstanding. These are just a few words used by a group of students from Students to Launch as they described the experience of visiting NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Students to Launch program has given more than 140 middle schoolers from Florida, Montana, Texas, and Connecticut the opportunity to visit Kennedy in 2022 and view a launch in person. While at the spaceport, students also were able to engage in hands-on STEM exercises and participate in activities such as touring the center and facilities, sitting in on simulated media conferences, visiting the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and most exciting of all, viewing a launch from up close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing that ignites curiosity and discovery quite like seeing a launch firsthand,\u201d said Dr. Lesley Fletcher, Chief of Kennedy\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement. \u201cThese students are the Artemis Generation; the generation of thinkers, innovators, creators, and problem solvers who will develop the technologies needed to send humans deeper into space than ever before. Exciting opportunities like a visit to a human space flight center become the catalyst for these students to pursue their bight futures in science, technology, engineering, and math.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students To Launch was born of a partnership agreement between NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem\/about.html\">Office of STEM Engagement<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiaa.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics<\/a> (AIAA). The program works with informal education institutions called \u201cS2L Hubs\u201d \u2013 museums, science centers, youth-serving institutions, libraries, and other places across the country where students congregate outside of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At these hubs, middle school students participate in fun, hands-on, role-playing challenges to complete NASA-inspired missions under the guidance of leaders dubbed \u201cMission Directors.\u201d Hubs may also host live launch watch parties and opportunities to meet astronauts and other subject matter experts who work in the aerospace industry, both online and in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students and hubs that successfully complete S2L activities are eligible to be selected to attend an in-person, multi-day experience that includes viewing a launch from Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What was their favorite part of the experience? For Emma Harriman, visiting from Flathead Lake in Montana, it was seeing a huge rocket and solar panels. \u201cI found everything so interesting, so cool. I love it here. Everyone is so incredibly intelligent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of students and their chaperones gather in the John Holliman Auditorium of the News Center to simulate a news conference during a tour of NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2022.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?resize=300,165 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?resize=768,422 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?resize=1024,563 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?resize=1536,844 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?resize=400,220 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?resize=600,330 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?resize=900,495 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/students_to_launch_side_photo.jpg?resize=1200,659 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A group of students and their chaperones gather in the John Holliman Auditorium of the News Center to simulate a news conference during a tour of NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2022. Some of them are seated at the dais at the front of the auditorium.u003cbru003eCredits: NASA\/Francisco Martin<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA\/Francisco Martin<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dylan Soc of New Haven, Connecticut, aspires to work as an engineer with the U.S. Air Force, and this trip only reinforced that dream. He was surprised to learn about the broad range of employment opportunities in the nation\u2019s space agency.  \u201cYou didn\u2019t have to be an engineer or someone who did the math just to be at NASA; they have a whole bunch of other jobs that take on different purposes,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty nice to find out.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s exactly the sentiment educators like Sabrina Escobar and student support aid Myles Raymond hope to see their students take away from this experience. \u201cEven if science isn\u2019t their favorite subject, they gained the appreciation and understanding of how much really goes into [space exploration] and that you don\u2019t have to be a scientist or an engineer to do this. There are so many people behind the scenes \u2026 I think they could see themselves in some sort of role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe launch of Artemis I is astoundingly impressive,\u201d added Cathy Chen-Arriaga, who chaperoned students from El Paso, Texas, \u201cBut to watch it through the eyes of the Artemis Generation made it an even more unforgettable event. Many of our students come from underserved, under-resourced, and underestimated backgrounds and communities. The invitation to witness a historic mission is life-changing for them. This experience says with resounding affirmation to the students that, \u2018you matter, your education matters, and you are part of the future among the stars.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Linda Herridge and Leah MartinNASA\u2019s John F. Kennedy Space Center Amazing. Surreal. Outstanding. These are just a few words used by a group of students from Students to Launch as they described the experience of visiting NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this year. 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