FLORIDA – Student team registration for the third annual Florida Student Astronaut Challenge is now open to high school students (grades 9 through 12.) This three day event, which focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, provides an opportunity for students to showcase their knowledge through a series of team oriented experiments and challenges.
To participate, teams must register to take the regional qualifier exam by Friday, Sept. 27. The exam will be given at three locations in southern, central, and northern Florida on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 12 highest scoring, five person teams who qualify will be invited to compete for first place at the state level competition the weekend of March 7-9, 2014, organized by NASA at the Kennedy Space Center.
The three day competition will include mobile space shuttle simulations, flight operation problem solving, International Space Station operation experiments, Astronaut Encounters, and a viewing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
For additional dates and information about the 2014 Astronaut Challenge or to register your team, please visit Florida’s Student Astronaut Challenge website at www.AstronautChallenge.com.