According to Moran, The experiment will remain on the ISS for one month, when the astronauts will download data to the students every three days, so they can analyze outcomes and draw conclusions. Afterwards the students hope to publish a scientific paper in a journal for presentation at a national aerospace convention in October.
While the entire project has gone smoothly, Moran said that at the beginning, there was a lot of doubt among the students that such a project was even possible.
“When I first explained the concept to them last summer they had a deer-in-the-headlights look and said that they can’t do this,” Moran said. “When they presented to the city council last week, they stated that they didn’t think they could do this and were amazed at what they were able to accomplish.”
To help the students overcome their doubts and work together as a team, was Ken…
