Ronan youth selected for trip to Florida’s Rocket Park, Kennedy Space Center
Eight students from across the U.S. selected to travel to Florida for two-day ‘out of this world’ adventure
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA — Among those eight lucky SpaceKids Press Squad Competition winners selected from over 1,100 entries across all 50 states, was Tobias, age 10, from Ronan. The competition gives eight lucky students from across the U.S. the opportunity to travel to Orlando, to visit Blue Origin’s Rocket Park manufacturing facility, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and receive press training from a professional journalist.
SpaceKids Global, a Florida-based national nonprofit organization dedicated to educating elementary students in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics), and Blue Origin’s nonprofit Club for the Future recently announced the winners of the 2024 SpaceKids Press Squad Competition.
“We are thrilled by the excitement surrounding this contest reaching kids in all 50 states. We are so impressed with these students and their enthusiasm for exploring careers in space which is central to the SpaceKids mission,” stated Sharon Hagle, Founder of SpaceKids Global. “I can’t wait to hear about their experiences while playing a role in the space industry.”
The SpaceKids Press Squad will meet with Club for the Future Ambassadors from Blue Origin, including engineers, spacecraft designers, and managers, to interview and learn about their careers and experiences. The Press Squad may also watch the official live webcast of a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launch taking place at Launch Site One in West Texas from the Blue Origin Mission Control center in Florida.
Follow SpaceKids Global on Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and YouTube to learn more about each winner leading up to the Orlando adventure. For more information about SpaceKids Global’s mission and to stay up to date on future events, visit: spacekids.global.
About SpaceKids Global:
SpaceKids Global is a Florida based, national nonprofit, with the mission to educate and actively engage a national audience of elementary students in STEAM activities, ensuring girls are equally represented while inspiring all to pursue careers in space exploration and technology. For more information, visit: https://www.spacekids.global/.
About Club for the Future:
Founded by Blue Origin, Club for the Future is a non-profit with the mission to inspire and mobilize future generations to pursue careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) for the benefit of Earth. The Club and its partners are doing this through the Postcards to Space program, providing space-focused lessons and events, and activating ambassadors around the world.
