Learning briefs 7-28-19

Hendrickson attends space academy

Madeline Hendrickson of Cape Girardeau recently attended the Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket center in Huntsville, Alabama. The week-long educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math while training students with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and problem solving.

Hendrickson spent the week training with a team which flew a simulated space mission to the International Space State, the moon or Mars. The crew participated in experiments and successfully completed an extra-vehicular activity or spacewalk.

Hendrickson is an eighth grade student at St. Vincent de Paul school.