Day 1
Day 1 of Destination SPACE camp was a success! Students got to settle into their Dorm rooms for the week as well as getting to mingle and get to know each other. Teams were assigned and given a brief overview of the projects they will be completing this week. We are excited to see what day 2 brings!
Day 2
Today students learned about what goes into designing a mission patch for a space mission with Mike Tanner. Students also received an introduction to space weather and data analytics, learned and observed sun spots and solar flares, and built, programmed, and tested their own Arduino based robotic rovers. Good job everybody!
“The greatest teacher, failure is” - Yoda
Day 2 Pictures
Day 3
Today each student built and tested their weather stations and began to build their model rockets for tomorrow. After lunch students received a lecture from Dr. Eli Buckner, a professor in engineering at UNCA. Later in the evening Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility Director Gregory Blaney talked to students about NASA’s IV&V facilities in Fairmont, West Virginia and about the Mars Perseverance rover and also students went to Lookout Observatory to look at the Moon, Venus, and a star cluster using telescopes.
“Do or do not, there is no try” - Yoda
“Patience you must have my young Padawan” - Yoda
Day 3 Pictures
Day 4
Today Dr. Doug Knight, a professor at Lenoir-Rhyne University joined us in finishing assembling model rockets and taught an introduction to rocketry. Each team successfully launched their rocket and began to analyze their data from their flight computers. Tonight students will be attending an Asheville Tourist baseball game.
“If no mistake have you made, yet losing you are ... a different game you should play” - Yoda
Day 4 Pictures
The Vortex™
Blue Marble
The Martians
Purple Rain
Day 5
Today students flew their weather stations on weather balloons to collect more data. Students also finished their space weather iMovies and worked on data analytics and put together their presentations for tomorrow.
Day 5 Pictures
Day 6
Today was the last day of camp. Students presented their reports and videos in front of their parents and community members recapping what they did and learned during the week. Professor Bob Twiggs joined us again via Zoom to talk about high powered rocketry in Black Rock, New Mexico using CanSats. Ways of keeping in touch with Destination SPACE and our other programs were also discussed. Great job students and good luck in your future endeavors!
“You will find only what you bring in” - Yoda
”Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future” - Yoda
Day 6 Pictures
