FRANKLIN
While some local high schoolers are learning algebra and biology, one group of students at a local vocational school is coming up with ideas on how to make eating in space easier and more convenient for astronauts.
At Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School, juniors Jacqueline Tedesco and Betsy Walsh, with the help of advisers at MIT, are working on an idea for a food mixer that can be used in space.
"I thought of how we bake a cake. I did research and when the MIT professor came and talked, he helped me re-do parts," Tedesco said.
Tri-County engineering teacher Mohammed Bakr is pleased with his charges.
"The idea of being able to give astronauts a way to make scrambled eggs fresh is huge," he said. "(NASA engineers) are very excited."
Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/education/x1141720959/Can-astronauts-cook-scrambled-eggs-in-outer-space#ixzz1efberEDu
No comments:
Post a Comment