The 2020 Mission Challenge to the International Space Station inaugural national science competition invited Girl Scouts from around the country to participate. The science experiments will be included in a Faraday box aboard SpaceX headed for the International Space Station, with the art designs and essays will be included in a media package on August 28 at 3:37 AM EDT. A total of 680 girls from 95 councils, 46 states, two territories and two countries registered for this exciting opportunity. The 24 winners from 12 cities include science experiments, art designs and essays for each program level.
The Making Space for Girls 2020 Mission Challenge is a partnership of SpaceKids Global and Girl Scouts of Citrus Council, with the support of ProXops and the International Space Station. The mission utilized the ProXops Faraday Research Facility in Partnership with L2 Solutions for integration and operation.
FAQs
What is in the payloads?
Faraday Box – Ants/Plants/Brine Shrimp
What make this project different?
Participants of Making Space for Girls will be creating control set ups on the ground and observing their experiments throughout a three-month period. This will allow them to compare their own observations to the photos of the experiments from the faraday box.
We learn by getting involved!
Why did they choose those experiments?
These 3 experiments were inspired by 11 “what if” ideas submitted by girls all around the country for the Making Space for Girls Challenge Program hosted by Girl Scouts of Citrus, SpaceKids Global, and ProXops.
