The Team Ready for Day 1 of Flight

The entire team before the first flight. Day 1 fliers include Roxanne, Carl and our NASA mentor, Dr. Leimkuhler.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

I'M READY for my Zero-G Research to Boost Astronaut Health

The Boise State University Undergraduate Microgravity Research Team is featured in the I'M Ready campaign! http://go.boisestate.edu/ready/files/2014/10/imready_900x360_micro.p...

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The Finally

On August 6, 2014, the 2013-2014 Boise State University Microgravity Research submitted their final technical report to NASA’s Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program. This final report was 58 pages in length. It included a background, method, research results, discussion, conclusion, and an outreach section. Besides a final report, a final video was also created and submitted to the Reduced Gravity Office showing the story of the...

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Abstract Accepted

On July 31, 2014, the 2013-2014 Boise State University Microgravity Research Team got accepted into the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR). Our submitted abstract was accepted for a Poster presentation. The meeting will be held at The Westin Pasadena located in Pasadena, California from October 23 through October 26, 2014.   ...

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Thank You Intermountain Medical Imaging

Thank you Intermountain Medical Imaging for scanning our “mock brain” with your EHP CT scanner.  The 3D images will be used in our final technical report submitted to the Microgravity University program. The “Mock Brain” is made of Ballistics Gel and is adhered to a clear poly-carbonate plate. It is permanently sealed inside of a 3D printed part made of a Polyactic Acid Filament. The base plate is...

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Sleeping Blog

It has been a week since our first group of flyers flew in Houston! Time sure flies! I thought I would post something kind of silly today just for fun. This blog post had been joked about all trip. We got so little sleep before the trip and during our time in Houston, that we started to get our zzzz where ever we could! Then we started documenting our odd sleeping behavior and every time a photo was taken of someone sleepiwe joked that it would...

Sunday, June 15, 2014

My Experience: Libby Stewart

My team mates have been writing their reflection posts about their flying experiences, but since I chose not to fly, I am going to write my reflection about my trip to Houston as a whole. This has truly been an unforgettable week! The first three days could be described as hard work with no sleep and high stress. Overcoming the challenges and struggles faced at the beginning of the week made the success at the end of the week even sweeter. I...

Leaving for Boise, Idaho

In the morning, we packed everything up into suitcases and cardboard boxes and did our best to remain in the 50 lb weight limit for each piece of luggage. When we got to the airport, we found out our flight was delayed. Once we made it to Phoenix, we discovered our connecting flight to Boise was also delayed. During the delays and on the plane, we got to continue to bond as a team, reflect on our experiences from earlier in the week, and became...