Science Buddies Blog (2 results)

Science Buddies' founder, Kenneth Hess, was an astronaut on Blue Origin's NS-25 suborbital spaceflight. From setting up a spacecraft simulator at home to doing zero-g training, here are some of the steps he took to prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime experience—and science projects students can do to explore how astronauts train. Photo: Ken Hess (right) did zero-g flight training with daughter Amber (left) (who wrote many resources for Science Buddies) in… Read more

Follow the 10 steps below to do the 2025 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge with your students! The Rocket Catcher Challenge is a fun and accessible space science activity for students in grades K-12. The 2025 Rocket Catcher Challenge is an exciting way to have students try engineering. As they design, build, test, and improve their rocket catcher devices, students will be using the engineering design process, engaging with relevant, cutting-edge… Read more