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Saturday, October 25, 2014
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.
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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...
Friday, June 13, 2014
Flight Week: Day 5
Carl taking a picture of Janos taking a picture
Today was the official last day of flight week. The teams all met up one final time to look at the T-38 airplanes in Hanger 276. Astronauts learn to fly and train in these airplanes.
Then we caravanned to the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. This is a pool that contains 1:1 replica parts of the International Space Station. This is where astronauts train in their 400 lb. space suits for...
Thursday, June 12, 2014
My Experience: Jill Hettinger
I am a doctoral student in Education, Curriculum, and
Instruction, with a focus on STEM leadership. I became a graduate student
advisor for the MicroGravity Team in the fall of 2013. My main role was to
advise the students on their outreach experiences. My role in advising the team
in their outreach gained me a position as part of the ground crew while in
Houston, and I was grateful for the invitation. I had no ambitions of flying in
MicroG, because...
My Experience: Scott Warren
The experience of flying in a zero gravity aircraft is a truly unique experience.
The first parabola of weightlessness felt like nothing I have felt before. Your body just floats up and you have no control over it unless you are holding on to something. After a few parabolas of getting used to it, you finally get control of your movements and tell the true feeling of weightlessness.
The plane exits hyper gravity and you are able to feel your...
My Experience: Janos Cserna
Leading up to the flight, I had my own reservations about what was going to happen. After the previous days flight, we had already learned that while our system did leak, it was not an unmanageable leak, and we could still collect relevant data. Now all that was left for me to worry about was my own reaction to both the drugs and fluctuations in gravity.
As it turns out, I was right to be worried. For the first 8 or so parabolas, the...
Flight Week: Day 4-Flight Day 2
Mallory showing off her Boise State shirt under her flight suit
After yesterday's successful flight the team was looking forward to
another great day of experimenting in the "Weightless Wonder." It was
Jill, Janos, and Scott's turn to experience what Carl, Roxanne, and Tom had
enjoyed the previous day. There was a bit of a delay in the morning, so
the flight took off 45 minutes behind schedule. Time went by quickly and
our flyers were back...
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