Category: Aerospace
Final Farewells
August 01, 2023
It’s time to say farewell to our Aerospace students. They had one final TA group meeting and a closing ceremony to look back […]
Design Competitions
July 31, 2023
The students’ hard work throughout the week culminated in different competitions today! They started with a rocket launch and gathered in the launch […]
Mars Mission
July 31, 2023
Students got to work on their presentation skills today by showcasing their projects to a panel of TAs that represented potential donors to […]
Project Development
July 30, 2023
Students spent the evening working in their groups to continue developing their final projects. They have been designing and researching the best ways […]
Leadership Session – Building Resilience
July 29, 2023
In their fourth leadership session with Big Dave, the students had discussions about resilience and empathy. They defined resilience as “growing despite adversity,” […]
Payload Delivery Systems
July 29, 2023
The AERO students spent the morning building payload delivery systems, AKA the classic egg drop. Each team came up with a unique design […]
Washington at Night
July 28, 2023
Tonight students got to go into D.C. and explore many of the monuments at the National Mall! They explored the WWII, Lincoln, MLK, […]
Wind Turbines
July 28, 2023
Today our Aerospace students took on windmills! They learned how to decide between cost-effectiveness and reliability by having to “purchase” the materials to […]
Guest Speaker – Lockheed Martin
July 28, 2023
This morning, the Aerospace students got to hear from David Brandt, the Manager of the Space Experience Center for the Space, Missile Defense […]
Joint Base Andrews
July 27, 2023
AERO students took a field trip today to the Air Force Joint Base Andrews! They listened to different engineers talk about the KC-135, […]