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The Oregon NASA Space Grant Constortium is pleased to announce its participation in the 2004 Oregon State Fair from September 3-5, 2004.
The Oregon State Fair provides the Oregon Space Program with an opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of engaging students in science and math activities as well as encouraging practical team building experience to develop skills for the next generation aerospace workforce and the opportunity to recognize Oregon 's place in the aerospace industry in relation to NASA's goal and strategic planning.
The OSGC will showcase the Oregon Space Program to the state of Oregon by launching a high-altitude balloon satellite and by providing an exhibit booth to engage students, researchers, and the general public alike.
Hours of Participation
Friday, September 3: 11:00 am to 11:00 pm
Saturday, September 4: 11:00 am to 11:00 pm
Sunday, September 5: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm
Exhibit Activities
Meet the OSGC team and learn more about the program. Engage in hands-on activities presented by Oregon 's NASA Aerospace Education Specialist, such as constructing gliders and conducting gravitational experiments. Meet Oregon 's own NASA Explorer School Team from Sheridan, Oregon . Oregon FIRST Robotics Teams will display and demonstrate the 2003-2004 robots that were built by high school students from around the state and were taken to regional and national competitions. Oregon Microgravity Teams from OSU, PSU , and OIT will display experiments testing the effects of zero gravity flown on NASA's KC-135 in Houston as part of NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, and video footage of actual flights. Explore the night sky with Rick Kang's Electronic Universe using live footage from the Pine Mountain Observatory in Bend, Oregon. Visitors can experience the wonder of science in action as the Oregon balloon teams launch a high altitude balloon satellite to the edge of the atmosphere.
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 3, 2004
All Day: A PSU tethered balloon will float high above the fairgrounds transmitting an aerial view to an on-site video projector at the Oregon Space Program Exhibit booth. 11:00 am: Students and educators can send their name up with the high altitude balloon to be launched on Saturday, and guess the altitude it will reach. The first 300 students or educators to sign the scroll that will go up with the balloon will receive a prize. 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm: Two low altitude balloons will be launched from the fairgrounds.
Saturday, September 4, 2004
All Day: A PSU tethered balloon will float high above the fairgrounds transmitting an aerial view to an on-site video projector at the Oregon Space Program Exhibit booth. 12:00 noon: The OIT balloon team will launch a high-altitude balloon satellite from the fairgrounds to the edge of the atmosphere. Visitors can watch as the balloon's journey is tracked by GPS displayed at the exhibit booth, while Oregon students assist in the chase. 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm: Two low altitude balloons will be launched from the fairgrounds.
Sunday, September 5, 2004
All Day: Results from Saturday's high-altitude launch will be made available. All Day: A PSU tethered balloon will float high above the fairgrounds transmitting an aerial view to an on-site video projector at the Oregon Space Program Exhibit booth. 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm: Two low altitude balloons will be launched from the fairgrounds.
Partners
- Oregon State University (OSU)
- Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT)
- Southern Oregon University (SOU)
- Portland State University (PSU)
- FIRST Robotics Oregon teams
- Oregon NASA Explorer School, Chapman School, Sheridan OR
- NASA Aerospace Education Specialists Oregon Representative
- OSU Microgravity Team
- PSU Microgravity Team
- Pine Mountain Observatory Electronic Universe
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