Category: DreamUp To Space
iLEAD AV DreamUp Launch Team Aloe Vera Loads Experiment Headed for ISS
On October 12, 2023, learners on DreamUp Launch Team Aloe Vera loaded their Mixstix with their groundbreaking experiment. One Mixstix will stay grounded here on Earth, while the other is destined for the International Space Station on November 5! Learners…
DreamUp Teams Tour JPL
On September 21, 2023, iLEAD’s DreamUp Launch Teams from iLEAD Agua Dulce, iLEAD Exploration, SCVi, iLEAD Lancaster, and iLEAD Antelope Valley Studio attended a tour of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL is located in Pasadena, California, and is managed by…
DreamUp to Space Mission Patch Artwork Design Challenge
Calling Space Artists! Design a piece of artwork that could be launched to the International Space Station. Enter the TK-12 DreamUp to Space Mission Patch Artwork Design Challenge!
Seagrass in Space: Middle School Students Become Microgravity Scientists
Read the story at ISS National Laboratory!
To Space and Back: Students Conduct Plant Science Research on the ISS
Read the story at ISS National Laboratory!
DreamUp to Space: Our Life-Changing Journey
By Caydin Brandes In early 2020, through the iLEAD DreamUp to Space project, I and about 10 other learners embarked on a journey together to study and learn about space, microgravity, and the ISS. This project would present us with…
Team Yucca: To Space and Back
By Hutch Siegen My name is Hutch Siegen, and I am a crew member in the DreamUp to Space project. This project invites young learners from kindergarten through 12th grade to write scientific proposals to send experiments to the International…
2021-22 Launch Teams Post-Flight Analysis
As American astronauts conducted learner-designed experiments on the ISS, our Launch Team members waited patiently for their return. Conducted on September 27, 2022, the experiments remained on station until safely splashing down off the coast of Florida on January 11,…
Kennedy Space Center Part 2: SpaceX 26 Rocket Launch
On November 21, 2022, learners from iLEAD California’s DreamUp to Space Launch Teams gathered at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in hopes of observing what few have witnessed: a rocket launch! This particular rocket contained two experiments…
Kennedy Space Center: Presentations & Awards
In November 2022, two DreamUp to Space Launch Teams from iLEAD California traveled to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Team Yucca and Team Seagrass are made up of 5th-11th grade learners attending iLEAD Exploration and Santa Clarita Valley…