Spotlight Partnership: Blue Origin ’ s Club for the Future
The space economy is rapidly developing as we recently launched two people into space from Kennedy Space Center, the first manned space launch on our shores in almost 10 years. Simultaneously, Cecil is developing as a spaceport and businesses are coming to Jacksonville, bringing space innovation and entrepreneurship to our community! Imagine students sending projects into space to see the effect of microgravity or acceleration forces acting upon it! Recently, NASA awarded a contract for companies to study and develop lunar landing systems for people to live and work on the moon! Think of the innovation and creation that will be sparked, AND THE JOBS that will be created!!! To prepare students to think about the space economy, we have partnered with the Club for the Future to launch a new project, Dream Big Florida. Through Dream Big Florida, ALL students in Florida have the opportunity to make a postcard depicting a problem on Earth that can be solved with access to space. Postcards were distributed by the Club for the Future to every school in Florida, and are being collected and returned to the Blue Origin launch site. The postcards are being flown as payload into space on the New Shepard Rocket. Upon return to Earth, the postcards will be “ stamped ” flown in space, and then returned to the students. What a commemorative item to have and imagine the sparks of STEM innovation that will be ignited!
STEM2 Hub ’ s Partners
Amazon
Blue Origin
Club for the Future
Code.org
Jacksonville Jaguars
Lego Education
Microsoft Hacking STEM
Microsoft Military Affairs
Microsoft Philanthropy
Microsoft TEALS
Woz Education
“ Talent is absolutely critical, for us to be able to attract jobs. It ’ s exciting for us to see how we can do things that get kids excited about space, it ’ s a new frontier and it ’ s the next economy. ” - Daniel Davis, President and CEO, Jax Chamber
STEM2 HUB ANNUAL REPORT ◊ 13
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