GRC's Space & Advanced Space Academy

Making Space for Everyone When we think of space exploration, we often think of names like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But what invaluable contributions to space science do less well-known people make? We’ll take a look at trailblazing black women like Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson—the women of Hidden Figures. Who will be on the launch pad for Artemis—the U.S.’s most diverse crew ever? Did you know that NASA plans to send the first woman and the first person of color to the moon? Design your own space suit or structures for the Artemis crews to survive on the moon. And of course, it wouldn’t be Space Academy without creating/coding some LEGO robots, and building/launching model rockets! (Students will be divided into smaller groups by grade, and curriculum adjusted accordingly. Advanced Space Academy will be for grades 7 - 9.)