What Happened
Students Launch Experiments Aboard High-Altitude Balloon and Suborbital Spacecraft
The NASA TechRise Challenge has given over 370 students from 52 states and territories the opportunity to design and launch their own experiments into the stratosphere. This year, 25 teams’ experiments flew on a high-altitude balloon operated by World View Enterprises, while 35 more will launch on a Suborbital-Spaceship operated by Virgin Galactic. The experiments cover a wide range of topics, from the effectiveness of sunscreen at high altitudes to the behavior of synthetic human skin in extreme environments. The challenge is part of NASA’s efforts to inspire and educate the next generation of scientists and engineers, and was first reported on the NASA website.