Sharon Hagle is an entrepreneur and astronaut who founded SpaceKids Global™ in 2015 with the mission to inspire STEAM+ Environment Education, with the goal of bringing the possibility of space to children.

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, announced the winners of the 2024 SpaceKids Press Squad Competition. The competition will give eight lucky students from across the U.S. the opportunity to travel to Orlando, FL, visit Blue Origin’s Rocket Park manufacturing facility, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and receive press training from a professional journalist.

Selected from over 1,100 entries across all 50 states, the eight lucky winners include: 

• Zone 1: Noelle, age 11, Bellevue, Washington.
• Zone 2: Tobias, age 10, Ronan, Montana
• Zone 3: Nevaya, age 9, Bismarck, North Dakota
• Zone 4: Anahita, age 11, West Lafayette, Indiana 
• Zone 5: Alethea, age 12, Burton, West Virginia 
• Boys and Girls Clubs: Zoey, age 11, Orlando, Florida
• First Responder: Vivian, age 11, Ft. Collins, Colorado
• U.S. Military: Malaki, age 8, Mexico, New York

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 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

Learn more on Episode 266 of the STEM Everyday Podcast

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