Daegu-Area Teens Visit NASA Lab on Overseas Space Science Camp

At a glance

Dalseong Education Foundation said 30 middle school students spent eight days in Los Angeles and Orlando on a space science camp in October. At a results briefing on the 11th, the students shared what they learned there.

Key points

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   The students visited Mount Wilson Observatory, where the expansion of the universe was first discovered, and Kennedy Space Center, the launch site for Artemis.

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   At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), they held a question-and-answer session with Korean-American scientists.

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   The camp ran in three stages: advance research guided by a mentor from the National Daegu Science Museum, hands-on visits, and sharing results.

Why it matters

It shows local teens meeting scientists at a NASA research site, which may help students considering careers in space science.

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