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NASA partners: Total eclipse experiment preparation begins at Silverton High

By Kristine Thomas Rubber bands, masking tape, gadgets that cut strings, a helium balloon, a parachute, a tiny camera and a satellite are a few of items Silverton High School students are using to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Teacher Creighton Helms said 35 students are participating on the SHS NASA High Altitude Balloon Project. There are seven high schools nationwide […]

Space science: Astronaut Don Pettit shares simple experiments at OSU

By James Day Donald Pettit and Rick Spinrad graduated from Oregon State University in 1978. Spinrad, OSU’s vice president for research, has had a sterling career in private industry and academia. Yet when he introduced Pettit’s appearance Feb. 22 at the university’s LaSells Stewart Center, Spinrad noted he was still at OSU while Pettit “had gone a lot farther.” Farther […]