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First Go For Launch! of 2017 was out of this world!
The first Go For Launch! of 2017 was held in Dulles, VA at the Headquarters of Orbital ATK who is also a Division Sponsor for Go For Launch! More than 50 students from the local area (some driving more...
View ArticleDeerfield Go For Launch! Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michelle Lucas Higher Orbits 707-893-STAR michelle@HigherOrbits.org HIGHER ORBITS BRINGS GO FOR LAUNCH! BACK TO DEERFIELD, IL Nonprofit Uses Space Exploration to Promote...
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LAUNCH! Launch of the first Go For Launch! Student Experiment Aboard SpaceX-12
Go For Launch! Literally! On August 12th, the first ever Go For Launch! student experiment was launched to space! This experiment was the Andromeda Division Winner and came from the Go For Launch!...
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Blog Post from Saguaro Snake – Devin
Editor’s Note – We will be posting various blogs from some of the students who are on the teams with experiments launching aboard OA-8 this week. Here’s the first one! “My name is Devin Askue I am a...
View ArticleCelebrating the Moon Landing with the Go For Launch! Apollo Series
With all the Apollo Celebrations going on with the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, it just seemed natural that Higher Orbits needed to get in on this celebration and how better to do it than with...
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Initial Australia Thoughts from Leia
I am going to be honest when I say that I’ve never written a blog post before, but there’s a first time for everything J. I guess the best thing to start with is when I first got interested in space...
View ArticleInitial Australia Thoughts from Caroline
Arriving in Chincoteague, Virginia, is always an exciting experience. It’s a quiet little town, most of the time, but its main tourism booms are in the summer, for the beach, and the days before and...
View ArticleInitial Australia Thoughts from Abi
I was looking through my snapchat the other day when I got a little notification reminding me what pictures I had taken in the app on that exact day, a year prior. This past sunday that notification...
View ArticleT-minus 2 Weeks til Higher Orbits Heads to Australia
T-minus 2 weeks and counting…. 2 weeks from today the 5 previous Go For Launch! participants who were selected to be part of the International Science School in Sydney will board a plane for Australia....
View ArticleWhy attend Go For Launch! by Abi Youngker
My name is Abi Youngker, I am currently a student ambassador for the non-profit organization called Higher Orbits. Higher Orbits holds a STEM based weekend camp called Go For Launch!, that gives...
View ArticleSugarhouse 1 Launch
The inaugural flight of Sugarhouse Aerospace, Sugarhouse 1, will carry to space the Go For Launch! Full STEAM Ahead Durham Series winning experiment from Team Pisces Project. The entire team will be in...
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Michelle’s Launch Experience – Blue Origin New Shepard December Launch with...
To date, we’ve sent 9 student experiments to the International Space Station through our Go For Launch! program. These experiments were all created by students (mostly in high school) from their ideas...
View ArticleAerospace Day at the Colorado Capitol
Higher Orbits is honored to be part of Aerospace Day at the Colorado Capitol. We will have a booth there with team members to talk about our programs and to highlight some of the stellar students in...
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My Experience at Go For Launch! by Kristiana C
At Higher Orbits “Go for Launch!” students discover that they are launching ambition, self-confidence, and groundbreaking ideas! When “Go for Launch!” began, I was intimidated. As everyone stood up to...
View ArticleHigher Orbits to Higher Robotics – A blog by Naina
Naina’s thoughts after attending Go For Launch! Durham My dream was always to become an astronaut as I grew up. I had this fascination with the outside world, and what it would be like to land on the...
View ArticleMy Go For Launch! Experience by Aliah
This blog was written by Aliah a participant in Go For Launch! Full STEAM Ahead Seattle 2019 who was part of the winning team Northern Lights whose experiment was chosen to fly into space! Before Go...
View ArticleInspired to Soar with Go For Launch! A Student Blog by Pranet
Inspired to Soar with Go For Launch! I walked into the Durham County Library early one Saturday in 2018, I was unsure about the experience that I was about to go through. As I walked out, however, I...
View ArticleT-minus 2 Weeks til Higher Orbits Heads to Australia
T-minus 2 weeks and counting…. 2 weeks from today the 5 previous Go For Launch! participants who were selected to be part of the International Science School in Sydney will board a plane for Australia....
View ArticleWhy attend Go For Launch! by Abi Youngker
My name is Abi Youngker, I am currently a student ambassador for the non-profit organization called Higher Orbits. Higher Orbits holds a STEM based weekend camp called Go For Launch!, that gives...
View ArticleSugarhouse 1 Launch
The inaugural flight of Sugarhouse Aerospace, Sugarhouse 1, will carry to space the Go For Launch! Full STEAM Ahead Durham Series winning experiment from Team Pisces Project. The entire team will be in...
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