Category: DreamUp To Space
Congrats to Our Experiment Design Teams
We are thrilled to congratulate the top 26 Experiment Design Teams that were selected out of over 120 submissions across iLEAD Schools, in the iLEAD DreamUp to Space Experiment Design Challenge! Learners across all iLEAD schools were invited to develop…
iLEAD Students Prepare for Project Launch to Space Station
A team of students from Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi), an iLEAD school, are preparing to send a science experiment aboard the SpaceX-16 Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled to launch on December 4. The project…
DreamUp Team Prepares Experiment for Launch to Space Station
It’s 21 days until the rocket launch, and the iLEAD DreamUp 2018 Launch Team’s dreams are becoming a reality. Brayden Hall, Connor Raskin, Adam Simpson, Luke Rigdon, Chaya Rubinstein, Isobel Salters, Skyler Verkouteren, Sophie Muncie, Olivia Rothenberg, Fintan Harwood, and…
What is the iLEAD DreamUp 2018 Launch Team?
Hello, I’m Kallie, a 5th-grade student at Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School (SCVi) in Castaic, California. I’m part of the iLEAD DreamUp 2018 Launch Team. The launch team is split into two groups. One group does the science-related activities…
Reaching for the Stars, Daring to Dream
(Editor’s Note: This article by Kathleen Fredette originally appeared here in Upward, the magazine of the ISS National Lab) If you’re reading this, you’re the kind of person who enjoys the wonder of things that sparkle in the night. If you’ve…
Article: DreamUp Launches Learning Into Orbit
(From Upward, the magazine of the ISS National Lab) The mood is festive as students shuffle onto the bleachers next to the Saturn V building at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. They have had a busy day exploring exhibits…
Coffee in Space: DreamUp 2018 Experiment Selected
Congratulations to Olivia Rothenberg and Sophie Muncy, authors of the microgravity experiment proposal, “Drinking Coffee in Space: The Impact of Microgravity on Streptococcus mutans, Saliva, and Coffee.” Sophie and Olivia, 7th graders from iLEAD Encino, collaborated on this proposal with…
Guest Post: What’s Behind Patch Design?
As long as there have been reasons to mark accomplishments and alliances, there have been emblems to commemorate those milestones. From the US Army to the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, all the way up to the astronauts corps, patches…
Final Mission Patches Selected for DreamUp to Space 2018
After careful deliberation and consultation with expert NASA patch designer, Liem Bahneman (click here to read a great article by Liem on design) we are proud to announce the selection of two outstanding designs to commemorate the iSAP/ DreamUp To Space…
Now There are 5! Announcing Phase 2 Finalists for the iSAP DreamUp To Space Mission 2018
While the 2018 school year might be winding down for most learners, five dedicated teams of iLEAD learners are diligently working on the final preparations as part of the Phase 2 Finalists for DreamUp to Space Mission 2018. From these…