This is the second week out of 2-week of NASA TechRise Summer Camp.
NASA TechRise Challenge Summer Camp 🚀
Get ready to design, build, and launch your own experiment into space! Our NASA TechRise Challenge Camp is a two-week immersive program designed to prepare middle and high school students for the NASA TechRise Student Challenge—a national competition where students create experiments to be tested on a high-altitude balloon or suborbital rocket.
🚀 Week 1: Foundations of Space Experimentation
🔹 Understanding NASA TechRise & Space Exploration
🔹 Introduction to aerospace engineering & atmospheric science
🔹 Basics of microgravity, payload design, and sensor technology
🔹 Hands-on coding with Arduino & Raspberry Pi for data collection
🔹 Team brainstorming & research for experiment ideas
🔬 Week 2: Experiment Design & Proposal Development
🔹 Prototyping & testing experiment components
🔹 Learning 3D modeling & CAD software for payload design
🔹 Writing a strong NASA TechRise proposal
🔹 Developing a project pitch & presentation skills
🔹 Finalizing experiment designs & receiving mentor feedback
Instructor:
Christopher Dupuis