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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. Student experiments 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 pre-flight predictions / hypotheses, and create a final report for posting to the LaunchQuest website. Since 2006, more than 1000 students from 50+ middle and high schools, and NASA Explorer Schools in 17 states and the Netherlands have collaborated on over 75 LaunchQuest experiments. What teachers say about the LaunchQuest Program: “Encouraging students in their pursuit of learning with an emphasis in science is so important for our schools and for our country.” For more information about LaunchQuest click on the link to the left, "About the Program." To find out how your school can join the team, please click on "Contact Us." LaunchQuest: Raising Student Awareness of the Excitement of Entrepreneurial Science!
The LaunchQuest Program is sponsored by
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