HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. – NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC) hosted students Friday, Oct. 15, for NASA Rocket Rulz… Real Science, Real Loud!
Mississippi students spent the day at SSC learning about the scientific principles that SSC engineers use to test NASA propulsion systems. SSC is America’s largest rocket test complex, where every Space Shuttle Main Engine is tested and proven flight-worthy. Events like Rocket Rulz help students become aware of the science and technology that exists at SSC.
Rocket Rulz activities focused on propulsion and how it relates to Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Students attending Rocket Rulz participated in activities that demonstrated how exciting science can be, including a propulsion demonstration by NASA’s Bob Field. They used pingpong balls to learn principles of flight, constructed paper rockets and rockets made with film canisters, and launched bottle water rockets.
“Events like Rocket Rulz help inspire the next generation of explorers,” said NASA Education Officer Dr. Dewey Herring. “When a student gets to experience science in a hands-on way, it brings science to life and will hopefully spark the interest of that child to become an engineer or even an astronaut who will someday conduct research on Mars.”
A total of 90 students from Bay-Waveland Middle School in Bay St. Louis, Florence Middle School in Florence and St. Paul Catholic School in Pass Christian attended the event. Bay-Waveland Middle School and Florence Middle School were both named NASA Explorer Schools in 2003, partnering the school with NASA to enhance science, math and technology education.
For more information about SSC education programs, visit http://education.ssc.nasa.gov.
For more information, call the NASA Public Affairs Office at Stennis at 1-800-237-1821 in Mississippi and Louisiana only, or (228) 688-3341.
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John C. Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
(228) 688-3341