Kick-off informational meeting set for Oct. 8
Several East Troy High School students will work with NASA again this year in the HUNCH (High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware) program.
The NASA HUNCH program is a partnership between NASA and high schools across the United States in which students design prototypes for possible flight on the International Space Station.
“This will be the third year in which a group of students will participate in the program,” teacher Ryan Manske stated in a press release. “Last year’s students traveled to Texas to fly in a zero gravity environment to test an experiment that used RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags and sensors that displayed an alarm if an object started to float away. This year, the students will design a prototype to possibly fly on the International Space Station.”
To kick-off this year’s experiment there will be an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the East Troy High School library. The purpose of the kick-off is for students to present their prototype ideas and for parents, teachers, administrators, School Board members, and the community to learn about the NASA HUNCH program.
A representative from NASA will give a presentation and will be available to answer questions.
For more information, contact Manske at manrya@easttroy.k12.wi.us (262) 642-6760, ext. 5277.
