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The students designed a cosmic dust collector to be used for the collection of dust outside of
the space station. This device was required to be easy to operate while wearing a spacesuit and
must work in the vacuum of space in a zero-g environment.
Their prototype submission was selected to be in the Final Design Showcase at the Johnson
Space Center.
Students meet weekly with a NASA Engineer via video chat where they discuss issues and work
to refine designs. They have a midyear review as well as a final review, where they must
present their designs to a group of engineers. After the Final Design Review, a group of
Engineers at NASA select the very best designs from across the nation.
These teams are invited to Johnson Space Flight Center to present and defend their designs
with Engineers and Astronauts. This is a three-day event. Students will meet with professionals
as well as other students. They will tour the Space Flight Center and the Astronaut training
areas.
The Hunch Club is student-led. The designs are theirs. The presentations are theirs. The
opportunity to travel to Houston is a life changing experience. This experience will demonstrate
that they have the skill and abilities to succeed. They are the definition of TPS Proud.
Learn more about Waite High School.