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Flight Days

Posted on January 11, 2015 by sara

Zero Gravity Flights, Houston, TX  

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Houston – Day Six

Posted on July 26, 2014 by sara

by: KELLY LAI It was extremely hard to wake up this morning, knowing that it was our last full day in Houston and our last flight day. It felt like Continue Reading →

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Houston – Day Five

Posted on July 25, 2014 by sara

We started the day eagerly waiting for our flights and filled with excitement for Team Brilliant to get on their first zero gravity flight. We loaded into the cars by Continue Reading →

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Houston – Day Four

Posted on July 24, 2014 by sara

Those days where it quite literally rains on your parade are definitely the worst. We accomplished little today in the name of science thanks to the rain over the gulf. Continue Reading →

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Houston – Day Three

Posted on July 22, 2014 by sara

TODAY WAS THE DAY! The first flight day!! Team Awesome popped out of bed with much enthusiasm because today would be the first time they would ever experience weightlessness. We were ready! Continue Reading →

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Houston – Day Two

Posted on July 22, 2014 by sara

Alarms start ringing at 6:00 am and we grumble out of bed as we rub sleep from our eyes. We soon file into the lobby for breakfast. A man decided Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Addie Dove, allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, Chris Tiller, ESU, Josh Colwell, Kelly Lai, NASA, Physics, Sam Ben, UCF, USIP

Houston – Day One

Posted on July 20, 2014 by sara

Feeling prepared and filled with excitement, Team CATE gathered at the Orlando International Airport to head to Houston. The feelings are still surreal that the time has finally come. While Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Addie Dove, allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, CATE, Chris Tiller, Houston, Josh Colwell, Kelly Lai, NASA, Sam Banjamin, Team CATE

University High School Presentations

Posted on June 2, 2014 by sara

On May 20, 2014 the CATE team went to University High School in Orlando, Fla. to present to seven classes with a total of 163 students listening and engaging the Continue Reading →

Posted in Galleries | Tagged Addie Dove, allyson whitaker, astronomy, Chris Tiller, Josh Colwell, Physics, presentations, Sam Ben, UCF, university high school

April Meeting Recap

Posted on May 14, 2014 by sara

During the month of April, the whole team has been extra focused on machining and building. Machining finally completed towards the end of April and we swiftly moved into the Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged aerospace, allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, building, CATE, Chris Tiller, Kelly Lai, machining, meeting, NASA, payloads, Sam Ben, Sam Benjamin

Parts Production

Posted on May 13, 2014 by sara

The team has been moving forward with great force behind machining and putting together all the launching and catching mechanisms.

Posted in Galleries | Tagged allyson whitaker, Brad Hoover, CATE, Chris Tiller, hunter nagler, Kelly Lai, NASA, nico brown, production, zero g flight

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