Students in Mr. Caulfield's Computer Science for Engineers class participated in a virtual field trip on building space vehicles with NASA engineers. Students learned about how real spacecraft are designed, and followed an iterative engineering design process to create, build, and test model rockets to carry a payload. After building and testing their rockets, students learned about career paths that could lead them to building spacecraft for research and industry. NASA Engineers Milton Davis and Betsy Fortman gave a keynote address. College students majoring in aeronautical engineering answered questions about getting into the field and doing research. The field trip was planned by Mr. Caulfield and UP Engineering and Design Supervisor, Ms. Martone.
One group of students built a rocket that carried a record payload of 26 paperclips: Kevin O'Neill, Amir Rakhimov, and Antonio Spina.
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