Hall High School is headed back into space in the year 2008
with yet another rocket project
and will be investigating crystal growth in micro gravity.
Tech2000 Club
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The Experiment |
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Pictures of Students and work |
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Hall High School's quest for its presence in space started back in the year 2002 In 2004 Hall High School made history being the first school to launch a student's project into space as a part of an amateur rocket. |
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To give you an idea of just how big this rocket is watch the previous misson. UPAerospace-Launch
Participation in Launchquest was made possible by Chet Bacon's attendance in a summer program sponsored by the University of Hartford and NASA call P.L.A.N. (Photonics Lasers Aeronautics and NanoTechnology) over the past summer (2007). Students were approached at the beginning of the school year by Mr. Bacon offering them a chance to perform a microgravity experiment. The students met and decided to participate in an experiment. The experiment is to form crystals in microgravity and if possible record the event with a micro-camera. The student experiment will fly on an UP Aerospace SpaceLoft™ sounding rocket, with a flight profile of minimally 62 miles / 100 km – the international definition of space. Approximately five minutes of microgravity time occurs during the flight. Experiments are recovered upon vehicle landing and returned to students for their analysis. Post-flight, students examine payload and data against preflight predictions / hypotheses, and create a final report for posting to the Launchquest.
This will be the second time that Hall High School has placed materials into space. In 2004 Hall High was the first high school in the world to place a student made project into space which was an key part of the rocket's data collection system. This project was completed by Julia Cohn then a senior at Hall High School.
Hall's Tech2000 club is hopeful to complete its work and have it approved for launch sometime in April, dates are fluid right now as other experiments and factors may come into play. One of the club's members has found sponsor in United Technologies Corporation and to date they have helped supply us with some parts and have helped sponsor the actual trip for a few students to travel to New Mexico's SpacePort Launch Facility. Further information may be found on LaunchQuest.org website.
Sponsoring the whole activity for students is CCAT located in East Hartford CT.
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) and its National Center for Aerospace Leadership have partnered with launch services provider UP Aerospace, to offer students the opportunity for their own science and technology investigations to be conducted on a rocket fired into space. Students from throughout Connecticut are participating in the LaunchQuest Program, as well as NASA Explorer Schools, Dutch Delta Schools, and teams from partner states Ohio and Pennsylvania. While at the launch event students will be provided with educational forums and activities involving Science and Technology.
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