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CUBES-IN-SPACE (CIS) LAB - For students in grades 6-10. Applications for the 2027 flight year will be accepted after the three Info Sessions are complete.   

Attending one of the info sessions is required for taking the course.

Introduction

A specialized activity of NE SciTech's Space Science Club, specifically for students grades 6-10 who are members of NEST, we join a program by iEDU called Cubes in Space™ (CIS) to teach students about the atmosphere, rocketry, high-altitude balloons, general laws of physics, radio communications, satellites, and space science. Students work in teams to design and propose experiments that might be accepted to launch into a near space environment on a NASA sounding rocket or zero-pressure scientific balloon. Teams then submit their proposals, and if accepted, fabricate and fly their projects in June. After the flight they will evaluate their projects and give a report at a conference in Marlborough in August of 2027. Because wireless communications are key to remote and high-altitude projects, students will be expected to achieve an FCC Amateur Radio License (beginner level) during this program.  Primary Instructor: Bob Phinney.  

For more information about the workshop, please visit Cubes in Space™  here.