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Apr, 2012

 

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Summer of Innovation

In January 2010, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Charles F. Bolden announced the Summer of Innovation as NASA's response to a national need for improvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education. This new NASA project is designed to improve the skills and enhance the engagement of American students in STEM. NASA piloted the Summer of Innovation, or SoI, during the summer of 2010 and will launch it nationwide this summer.

Nosecone section of the rocket
Payload section of the rocket
Mission patch on the rocket
End of the payload section
Payload section of rocket
Spaceloft 5 computer data
Students getting ready for departure
Students off load Up Aerospace SL5 rocket
Students prepare to unload Up Aerospae Spaceloft 5
Helicopter with SL5 rocket prepares to land
Students arrival to launch area
Students waiting for launch
Students waiting for launch
Students waiting for launch
Launch site
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students downloading data on experimental payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students downloading data on experimental payloads
Students downloading data on experimental payloads
Students downloading data on experimental payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students downloading data on experimental payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students downloading data on experimental payloads
Student built experimental payload
Students prepare to download data from payloads
Students downloading data on experimental payloads
Student built experimental payload
Students downloading data on experimental payloads
Students after SL5 Launch
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Student built experimental payload
Students and Jerry Larsen begin to remove the payload
Students and Jerry Larsen begin to remove the payload
Students and Jerry Larsen begin to remove the payload
Students and Jerry Larsen begin to remove the payload
Students and Jerry Larsen begin to remove the payload
Students and Jerry Larsen begin to remove the payload
Students and Jerry Larsen begin to remove the payload
Students look at the rocket before payload removal begins
Student get a close up lookat the SL5 rocket after recovery
Student get a close up look at the SL5 rocket after recovery
Students & spectators getting a glimps of the recovered SL5 rocket
Students begin removing payload from SL5
Students off load Up Aerospace SL5 rocket
Students off load Up Aerospace SL5 rocket
Students off load Up Aerospace SL5 rocket
Students off load Up Aerospace SL5 rocket
Helicopter with SL5 rocket prepares to land
Helicopter with SL5 rocket prepares to land
Helicopter with SL5 rocket prepares to land
SL5 rocket has been recovered!
Students and press prepare for rocket reovery
Student asks question at Q&A Session
Student asks question at Q&A Session
Students listens at Q&A Session
Student listens at Q&A Session
Students listens at Q&A Session
Students at launch
Christine Anderson address the students
Pat Hynes presents local ranchers a token of appreciation
Virgin Galatic CEO, George T. Whitesides speaks to the students
Pat Hynes give interview to ABC reporter
Pat Hynes give interview to ABC reporter
Pat Hynes give interview to Associate Press
Pat Hynes give interview to Associate Press
Back to the tent to hear speakers from NASA
Press and spectators await word of touchdown
Students waiting to here touchdown...
SL5 reaches space
Success!
A record 73.5 miles high
SL5 in flight over Spaceport America!
SL 5 Liftoff!
3...2...1
Looking at SL5 rocket before countdown
Locals and students waiting for launch
Locals and Students waiting for launch
Students waiting for launch
Students waiting for launch
Students waiting for launch
Students waiting for launch
Students waiting for launch
Launch and Learn Activities