Discovery returns student experiments from space station

Renee Juhans
Headquarters, Washington August 9, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1712)

Keith Koehler
Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.
(Phone: 757/824-1579)

RELEASE: 05-218

DISCOVERY RETURNS STUDENT EXPERIMENTS FROM SPACE STATION

When the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery returned today from their
historic mission, they brought back an experiment package eagerly
anticipated by students from across the country. The experiments had been on
board the International Space Station.

Twenty tiny experiment samples were delivered to the Space Station on
December 25, 2004, on board a Russian Progress supply ship. The experiment
samples are from 11 schools and organizations representing students in
elementary through high school. Eight of these schools and organizations
also flew experiments on the Space Shuttle Columbia's last mission in 2003.

The schools and organizations participating in the Space Station
experiments:

Central Park Middle School, Scotia, N.Y.
J.M. Bailey School, Bayonne, N.J.
The Mott Hall School, New York
American Museum of Natural History, New York
Shoshone-Bannack High School, Pocatello, Idaho
Bishop Borgess High School, Dearborne Heights, Mich.
Ogdensburg Public School, Ogdensburg, N. J.
East Norriton Middle School, Norristown, Pa.
Shady Side Elementary School, West River, Md.
Columbus High School, Columbus, Ga.
Walkersville Christian Family School, Stockton, Md.

The student experiments contained a variety of materials and seeds in 20
clear vials with lids. Each vial was wrapped in two vacuum bags and placed
in a Student Experiment Module Satchel carrier.

The vials are expected to be returned to the schools and organizations at
the beginning of the upcoming school year. After receiving the space-flown
samples, the students will be able to compare them to ground samples.

For information about the student experiments on the Internet, visit:

http://www.wff.nasa.gov/efpo/satchel/experiments.html

For information about NASA education programs on the Internet, visit:

http://education.nasa.gov

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

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