Ryan Trombley Awarded with Scholarship from HSGC

Ryan Trombley, a ninth grade student at Kula High and Intermediate on Kauai was awarded a scholarship from Hawaii Space Grant to attend U.S. Space Camp in Alabama. Ryan has returned from his adventures and has filed this report!

 “I have just returned from U.S. Space Camp in Alabama. I wanted to thank the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium for the scholarship I was awarded to attend the Science Communication Advanced Space Academy. Among the many great things I experienced was the Multi-Axis Trainer, the 4 Gs of liftoff force, one-sixth Gravity Chair, 5 degrees of freedom, the Micro Gravity wall and the MMU 1-G. One of my favorites was the Micro Gravity or SCUBA training. We got to pass a 100-pound concrete weight from person to person under water. The Shuttle orientation and landing were another one of my favorites. It was very intense as the Shuttle pilot punching in the sequence for the thousands of buttons you had to push. We had a six-hour mission in which I was in Mission Control for six hours switching in-between Capcom and Flight Director for three hours each.
Communications was a big part of our team work strategy. We participated in a Ropes Course in area 51 to attain trust and team building with our fellow teammates. The entire group had been awarded similar scholarships and had come from all over the United States. There were several lectures on Astrophysics, the Sun, and Space Shuttle orientation. For attending these lectures I received one college credit from the University of Alabama.
I especially would like to thank Art and Rene Kimura for getting me this far in the field of space and science. I have attended Future Flight Hawaii every year since 1993. Last year I returned as a Junior Flight Director. Future Flight has given me a fun and exciting way to view the world of science. I encourage students to experience the Future Flight Program and see how great it is. I am sure you too will want to return year after year. I also urge everyone to attend U.S. Space Camp. You will go away from it with a new understanding about our world and others. I hope to see you on Mars!”
More information on Future Flight Hawaii.

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