High School project getting a ride into space

[Anonymous]

Students at Fairfax County, Virginia’s, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have a lot riding on Saturday’s planned launch of a SpaceX rocket.

Students at the school built a satellite that the SpaceX cargo launch will deliver to the International Space Station.

“This was not a kit. The students actually put together space-grade components … this is something that Ph.D students do. This is something that graduate students do,” said Kristen Kucko, the school’s robotics lab director.

The satellite, which is about the size of a tissue box, is named TJ Reverb, and its mission is to measure the effectiveness of iridium radio for satellite communications.

“What we’re trying to figure out is whether or not that system works if you have the origin point in space,” said Arthur Prudius , a junior at the school and a member of TJ Space, the after-school lab that constructed the satellite.

“Basically, it turned into like a full-time, after-school job. We’d just all get on calls at night and work on code reviews and work on trying to figure out why a circuit is not working,” said Pranav Vadee, a junior member of TJ Space.

The students’ efforts, seven years in the works, won’t end with Saturday’s launch, but will continue over the months, when students communicate with the satellite, which is scheduled to be deployed by the space station crew in January.

“On Nov. 12, we’re able to get 36 kids amateur radio technician licenses, and we’re working on trying to get a few more people with the … license, as well,” Kucko said.

https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2022/11/thomas-jefferson-high-school-project-getting-a-ride-into-space/

[Anonymous]

One girl? Seriously? At TJ they can’t even get more women in STEM?? Unbelievable. https://activities.tjhsst.edu/cubesat/team.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One girl? Seriously? At TJ they can’t even get more women in STEM?? Unbelievable. https://activities.tjhsst.edu/cubesat/team.html

It’s an activity kids sign up for - don’t believe they try out for it. If there are few girls that’s on the girls for not deciding to join.

- parent of a current TJ kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One girl? Seriously? At TJ they can’t even get more women in STEM?? Unbelievable. https://activities.tjhsst.edu/cubesat/team.html

Worst post ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Students at Fairfax County, Virginia’s, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have a lot riding on Saturday’s planned launch of a SpaceX rocket.

Students at the school built a satellite that the SpaceX cargo launch will deliver to the International Space Station.

“This was not a kit. The students actually put together space-grade components … this is something that Ph.D students do. This is something that graduate students do,” said Kristen Kucko, the school’s robotics lab director.

The satellite, which is about the size of a tissue box, is named TJ Reverb, and its mission is to measure the effectiveness of iridium radio for satellite communications.

“What we’re trying to figure out is whether or not that system works if you have the origin point in space,” said Arthur Prudius , a junior at the school and a member of TJ Space, the after-school lab that constructed the satellite.

“Basically, it turned into like a full-time, after-school job. We’d just all get on calls at night and work on code reviews and work on trying to figure out why a circuit is not working,” said Pranav Vadee, a junior member of TJ Space.

The students’ efforts, seven years in the works, won’t end with Saturday’s launch, but will continue over the months, when students communicate with the satellite, which is scheduled to be deployed by the space station crew in January.

“On Nov. 12, we’re able to get 36 kids amateur radio technician licenses, and we’re working on trying to get a few more people with the … license, as well,” Kucko said.

https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2022/11/thomas-jefferson-high-school-project-getting-a-ride-into-space/

This is so impressive! Congratulations to the kids and teachers at TJ for accomplishing this!

-from a non-TJ parent

[Anonymous]

It's a self-selecting group. Any TJ student can join if they want.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to TJ students. Aim high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One girl? Seriously? At TJ they can’t even get more women in STEM?? Unbelievable. https://activities.tjhsst.edu/cubesat/team.html

It’s an activity kids sign up for - don’t believe they try out for it. If there are few girls that’s on the girls for not deciding to join.

- parent of a current TJ kid

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One girl? Seriously? At TJ they can’t even get more women in STEM?? Unbelievable. https://activities.tjhsst.edu/cubesat/team.html

It’s an activity kids sign up for - don’t believe they try out for it. If there are few girls that’s on the girls for not deciding to join.

- parent of a current TJ kid

+1

+1

Woke idiots see discrimination everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One girl? Seriously? At TJ they can’t even get more women in STEM?? Unbelievable. https://activities.tjhsst.edu/cubesat/team.html

It’s an activity kids sign up for - don’t believe they try out for it. If there are few girls that’s on the girls for not deciding to join.

- parent of a current TJ kid

+1

+1

Woke idiots see discrimination everywhere.

These are not woke idiots. They are just idiots. Wokeness has nothing to do with it.

= Mom of a TJ female student

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One girl? Seriously? At TJ they can’t even get more women in STEM?? Unbelievable. https://activities.tjhsst.edu/cubesat/team.html

It’s an activity kids sign up for - don’t believe they try out for it. If there are few girls that’s on the girls for not deciding to join.

- parent of a current TJ kid

+1

+1

Woke idiots see discrimination everywhere.

These are not woke idiots. They are just idiots. Wokeness has nothing to do with it.

= Mom of a TJ female student

Woke idiots indeed.

[Anonymous]

Not a woke idiot, just a mom of a STEM kid who is tired of her asking why she is always one of just a few women in her STEM classes. If we don't start caring that these things are almost all men then we won't start making any changes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a woke idiot, just a mom of a STEM kid who is tired of her asking why she is always one of just a few women in her STEM classes. If we don't start caring that these things are almost all men then we won't start making any changes.

Women are strongly encouraged to join and no one will prevent them from joining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a woke idiot, just a mom of a STEM kid who is tired of her asking why she is always one of just a few women in her STEM classes. If we don't start caring that these things are almost all men then we won't start making any changes.

“We won’t start making any changes” = in this case individuals girls at TJ deciding this looks interesting and they want to do it.

- Mom if a TJ girl student

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Students at Fairfax County, Virginia’s, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have a lot riding on Saturday’s planned launch of a SpaceX rocket.

Students at the school built a satellite that the SpaceX cargo launch will deliver to the International Space Station.

“This was not a kit. The students actually put together space-grade components … this is something that Ph.D students do. This is something that graduate students do,” said Kristen Kucko, the school’s robotics lab director.

The satellite, which is about the size of a tissue box, is named TJ Reverb, and its mission is to measure the effectiveness of iridium radio for satellite communications.

“What we’re trying to figure out is whether or not that system works if you have the origin point in space,” said Arthur Prudius , a junior at the school and a member of TJ Space, the after-school lab that constructed the satellite.

“Basically, it turned into like a full-time, after-school job. We’d just all get on calls at night and work on code reviews and work on trying to figure out why a circuit is not working,” said Pranav Vadee, a junior member of TJ Space.

The students’ efforts, seven years in the works, won’t end with Saturday’s launch, but will continue over the months, when students communicate with the satellite, which is scheduled to be deployed by the space station crew in January.

“On Nov. 12, we’re able to get 36 kids amateur radio technician licenses, and we’re working on trying to get a few more people with the … license, as well,” Kucko said.

https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2022/11/thomas-jefferson-high-school-project-getting-a-ride-into-space/

And several of the students parents just happen to work at NASA?