May 03
Space is now a 360 billion dollar industry worldwide. Three-quarters of that 360 billion is spent by private industry. And that industry, particularly in America, has a hiring problem. Students that are ‘interested’ in the space industry are ready to pursue limited and coveted positions at NASA, but unaware of a massive commercial industry that …
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May 26
Our company, Grow a Generation, has had the distinct pleasure to contract with a wonderful public charter school in Western Pennsylvania for the last seven years. We provide research fellowships to teams of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders as they develop meaningful projects using science, technology, engineering and math. This week we celebrate our …
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May 05
Gabrielle Hirsch and Christian Conway, two Seton LaSalle students working with the Rebel Outposts research fellowship, had an opportunity to interview Dr. Chuck Wood, Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute and the Executive Director of the Center for Educational Technologies at Wheeling University. Take a listen to some fascinating stories from one of the …
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Mar 21
The moon had already set over Pittsburgh on the morning of Friday, March 2, as a robotics classroom from Seton LaSalle stepped inside the Pittsburgh office of Astrobotic. Eleven students and two teachers met the people slated to be “the FedEx to the moon.” The future of education has been evolving. The acronym STEM encapsulates …
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Apr 09
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8exkbQtto The Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station, carried into space with the Falcon 9 rocket that then proceded to successfully land upon a robotic drone ship. This is such an incredible feat of engineering prowess! Do you want your child to learn more about the jobs and opportunities …
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Jan 19
Did you see the Falcon 9 launch, what one person described as accurately throwing a pencil over the Empire State Building and having it land on dime on the other side. Have you been following the news United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing that launched ten times in the last …
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Dec 30
I had a wonderful visit with two scientists that have helped to build the Atlas V and Delta IV, rockets that blast off regularly to deploy satellites and deliver payloads to Earth’s orbits. Check out BB-8 who was also hanging out at the Carlin’s holiday Geekfest! Thanks for the invite. I feel like I have …
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Apr 12
Congratulations to the two Pittsburgh competitors on their way to the international challenge round! Teams gathered Friday two begin a two day hack-a-thon marathon to build a space app. Degrees of Data included a very hardworking freshman from Pitt and his team. NamingNature brought their tree naming app to address deforestation. Check out what these …
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Dec 02
Blast off is this Thursday, December 4, 2014, 7 am. Students from Baden Academy and from Grow a Generation workshops earned their spot as virtual crew members aboard the Orion Spacecraft. Congratulations Zoe, Lexi, Ava, Bryant, Emily and Glorian! I got my ticket … Get your child excited! Consider …
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May 24
Team E.T. successfully completed the NASA Design Exploration Challenge today! Lexi, Ava, and Zoe heeded the challenge of Astronaut Williams and focused time and energy mastering difficult concepts of space radiation and radiation shielding. Each girl will serve as a member of NASA’s virtual crew on Orion Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), Their eyes fell onto the …
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