ISGC Attended Iowa State Homecoming Kickoff Celebration

ISGC Staff attended the Iowa State Homecoming Kickoff Celebration last Sunday, October 30th and interacted with youth and adults attending the event, sharing all about STEM and NASA.
Special thanks for Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen and Dean Laura Jolly for coming to visit ISGC as well.
Assistant ISGC Director Matthew Nelson and the M:2:I Laboratory demonstrated how to prepare a High Altitude Balloon for launch, and then sent it up in the air for all of the celebration to see. Many youth dressed up as astronauts and launched straw rockets while learning about trajectory and aerodynamic concepts.
Thank you to everyone for coming to visit our booth! Happy Homecoming!

Good Night Oppy- This Wednesday!

We are getting excited about the “Good Night Oppy” Premiere Amazon Screening coming up this Wednesday at 7pm at the Ames Cinemark! We are also excited to invite retired NASA Astronaut Clayton Anderson to come speak at this event.

Updated Schedule for “Good Night Oppy”
– 6:15: Pre-screening activities
– 6:40: Welcome from ISGC/Aerospace Department and Introduce Clayton Anderson (Retired NASA Astronaut)
– 7:00: Movie begins and runs for 1 hour and 45 minutes

– 8:45-9:00: Time for Q&A with Clayton Anderson

To register for the event and receive tickets, please visit HERE

Over The Dusty Moon Challenge

Get involved with the “Over the Dusty Moon Challenge!”. This opportunity is open to U.S. Students who are willing to organize a team to design and build a regolith transport solution for the moon. Entry deadline is December 23rd, 2022 for Phase 1 submissions.
All registration and information can be found HERE