Huntsville Space Professionals

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 11:27AM

This Monday, May 16, 2011, the HSP Education Team will get to be a part of the Senatobia-1's Mission to the Edge of Space launch . The Senatobia-1 is a student-built near-space helium balloon that carries about five high definition cameras on its payload carrier. The vehicle is named after the Senatobia Middle School (K-6), which is credited for naming the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1989. This is the second student balloon launch that will shadow a space shuttle into space.

Through a collaboration with Quest For Stars, the Coalition of Space Exploration, and the Challenger Centers, HSP's educational presentation titled the HSP_Space_Fizix_Demo will be one of five live links featured on the Quest for Stars' event page.

The event will begin as Senatobia-1 is prepared at the launch site, a community recreation center in Beverly Hills, Florida. The cities that are participating in the event are West Palm Beach, San Diego, Daytona, Senatobia, and Huntsville.

The HSP Education team is using this unique opportunity as its kickoff event to begin the education outreach campaign scheduled to begin this summer. We are excited and working to generate a lot of interest in STEM education.

Here's a sneak peek of the Space Fizix Demo video.

Do you want to know more:

Project History -- Student Balloon Camera to Photograph Space Shuttle Launch

Shuttle Basics
What is all this about naming the Space Shuttle Endeavour?
Space Shuttle missions education resource pages.
Build a Space Shuttle glider -- kind of like a paper airplane, only better.
What is the story behind NASA and scientific balloons?

Please check back to this page for more information, educational resources, and the celebration of the launch of Senatobia-1 and the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

The Senatobia-1 Mission and community participation opportunity involves the effort of many:

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Senatobia-1 Balloon Launch: Setting Sail for Endeavour