WHEELING, WV, May 1 2018 -- The Wheeling Composite Squadron, along with squadrons from Beckley and Morgantown of the West Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol, attended the 4th Annual NASA-Space Day at Wheeling Jesuit University Friday, April 27th. This event was sponsored by the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium (WVSGC) and hosted by Wheeling Jesuit University with the support of West Liberty University and Bethany College in West Virginia. "NASA-Space Day is meant to engage the community in science and space exploration through various hands-on exhibits, as well as to provide a forum for West Virginia college students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)," according to a statement by Dr Majid Jaridid, Director of the NASA WVSGC. Cadets and Senior Members had the opportunity to attend a keynote address presented by Dr Charles Wood, Executive Directer for the Center for Educational Technologies at Wheeling Jesuit. Dr Wood shared experiences gained throughout his career, sharing his insight into Cassini and NASA's exploration of the solar system. Cadets were treated to several hands-on exhibits, including a parachute drop simulator presented by the Challenger Learning The cadets and senior members were divided up into teams and asked to design a soft landing system that would allow a miniature rover to land, wheels down, within a target zone at a slow rate of descent. Teams were then given "money" to purchase various items and, after equipping their rovers, each team deployed their systems over a stairwell rail. WVU's "the Science Behind Cycling" exhibit gave cadets and senior members a workout. Their objective was to produce enough energy to power a series of light bulbs via a stationary bike. Other exhibits included the NASA IV&V Facility's rocketry station, and the SMART Centre's "New Sol-ar System", "Life in the Universe - Drake Equation", and "Black Holes Made Simple". NASA-Space Day sparked the CAP Cadet's imaginations, and renewed their determination to grow their STEM knowledge. To learn more about NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, please visit wvspacegrant.org. Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force. In this role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 aircraft, performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 80 lives annually. CAP’s 60,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. In addition, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace/STEM education, and its members serve as mentors to over 25,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com or www.CAP.news for more information.
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