rickyjames writes, Fifty years ago today, NASA boldly entered the Space Age with the launch of Explorer 1, and ramped up science education efforts among kids to counter the Soviets and their Sputnik. Today…
…NASA and the Air Force canceled a celebratory launch of fifty 2-oz. replica Juno rockets by schoolchildren at the historic Explorer 1 launch site as being too dangerous.
NASA & USAF Cancel Boldly Going By Schoolkids
February 2, 2008 by JD DeLuzio Science
rickyjames writes, Fifty years ago today, NASA boldly entered the Space Age with the launch of Explorer 1, and ramped up science education efforts among kids to counter the Soviets and their Sputnik. Today…
…NASA and the Air Force canceled a celebratory launch of fifty 2-oz. replica Juno rockets by schoolchildren at the historic Explorer 1 launch site as being too dangerous.