Seventh Annual International Space Station Educators Conference

Future Flight Hawai`i directors, Art and Rene Kimura, joined more than 650 educators from around the nation and Canada at the Seventh Annual International Space Station Educators Conference at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. They enjoyed first-hand access to training facilities, astronauts, and scientists from NASA headquarters. They also participated in hands-on activities including building and launching rockets, constructing space suits, assembling a space station model, and preparing astronaut food. The Future Flight Hawai`i K-12 Education Project is celebrating its 11th year of offering action-packed, space-themed educational programs to students, teachers, and families. [See Future Flight Hawai`i.]