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Liftoff! SR-8 Mission Update

Katie Botha • June 24, 2022

Check out this stellar 06/24/22 update from Saint Mary’s own Technology Teacher & NASA Solar System Ambassador , Mr. Peter Tlusty!

At 5:35 AM this morning, our Cubes in Space team watched as two of their experiments traveled to space! The cubes were on board a NASA sounding rocket flying out of NASA Wallops Island. The rocket will be recovered in the Atlantic Ocean and experiments will be returned to students for post-flight study around noon today.

Above: The 36-foot long two-stage rocket will carry 39 experiments (measuring acceleration, humidity, pressure, temperature and radiation counts) from the RockOn program, 7 experiments in the RockSat-C program and approximately 80 small cubes with experiments developed by middle school and high school students as part of the Cubes in Space program, a partnership between idoodlelearning inc., Wallops and the Colorado Space Grant Consortium. Source: NASA.gov

Thank you to Lourdes O. (rising 8th grader), Ana R. (SMCS ’21), East B. (rising 7th grader) and their families who have made the trip to Wallops to help with the experiments and view the launch in person.

Ana and Lourdes will share their experience on Monday, June 27th at 9 AM on CBS 6’s Virginia This Morning during the show’s “Something to Smile About” segment. Click here to view the segment.

Congratulations to all of our middle school students who took part in this project!

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Faithful Citizenship Resources In anticipation of Election Day on November 5, the Virginia Catholic Conference has prepared voter education resources to help Catholics confidently vote with an informed conscience. Those resources can be found on the Catholic Diocese of Richmond's website . School Day Reminders This year, Election Day is a regular school day with a regular bell schedule at Saint Mary's Catholic School. In prior years, it has coincided with Parent-Teacher Conferences resulting in a day-off for students; however, that is not the case this school year. Many of our students across all grade levels are aware of the importance of Election Day. We anticipate the days leading up to Election Day and those following it will provide topics of conversation that students may choose to engage in both inside and outside the classroom. If necessary, our teachers may offer age-appropriate explanations of the day's events and results. As family members, we encourage you to guide your children as they navigate their thoughts and feelings over the coming weeks and months.