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Mission Discovery offers a unique opportunity for students to work with NASA astronauts, space scientists, and university professors. Participants design space experiments, and the winning experiment is launched to the International Space Station (ISS).

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Students participate in a 5-day summer school program, work in teams to develop space experiment proposals, and the winning project is launched to the ISS, with mentorship from NASA astronauts.

Open to students aged 14-18 globally

Certificates, mentorship, and networking opportunities in space science

How to Participate

Students participate in a 5-day summer school program, work in teams to develop space experiment proposals, and the winning project is launched to the ISS, with mentorship from NASA astronauts.

Process

1. Register online. 2. Attend a 5-day workshop led by astronauts and experts. 3. Design a space experiment and present it to a panel of judges. The best experiment is launched to the ISS.

Resources Needed

Research materials, team collaboration, travel to London (if attending in person)

Judging Criteria

Based on creativity, scientific merit, feasibility of the experiment, and teamwork.

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