Participants gain unparalleled behind-the-scenes access to actual astronaut training facilities and NASA Johnson Space Center, offering a truly immersive and authentic space exploration experience.
AERIS-SpaceU is a 5-day STEM program for middle and high school students (ages 15-18) at Space Center Houston, the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center. This immersive experience blends space exploration with citizen science, offering hands-on learning inspired by real NASA missions. Participants investigate the troposphere and stratosphere by designing and building scientific payloads, predicting flight paths, and analyzing real atmospheric data collected by high-altitude weather balloons. The program emphasizes collaborative, project-based activities that strengthen understanding of physics, engineering, and global awareness. Students also gain behind-the-scenes access to NASA Johnson Space Center facilities, including astronaut training areas and Rocket Park, and hear from guest speakers about careers at NASA. The program culminates in a graduation ceremony.
A typical day involves hands-on, engineering-based activities, data collection, interactive project-based learning, and tours of NASA Johnson Space Center facilities.
This program is ideal for middle and high school students aged 15-18 with a strong interest in STEM, space exploration, and potential careers in related fields.
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