{"id":22175,"date":"2020-07-09T14:42:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22175"},"modified":"2020-07-09T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:42:58","slug":"virginia-student-wins-first-design-build-launch-competition-sponsored-by-aiaa-blue-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22175","title":{"rendered":"Virginia student wins first Design\/Build\/Launch competition sponsored by AIAA\/Blue Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s an announcement from AIAA<\/a> and Blue Origin<\/a> :<\/p>\n

Virginia High School Student Wins First Design\/Build\/Launch Competition
\nSponsored by Blue Origin and AIAA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

July 8, 2020 \u2013 Reston, Va. \u2013 <\/strong>The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics<\/a> (AIAA) and Blue Origin<\/a> are pleased to announce the winner of their Design\/Build\/Launch (DBL)<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n

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Eleanor Sigrest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eleanor Sigrest, a rising senior enrolled in a dual program at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, and the Governor\u2019s School at Innovation Park in Manassas, Virginia, won the competition with her experiment, Improving Fluid Management Through A Novel Microgravity Slosh Mitigation Technique<\/em>, which will be the first AIAA-sponsored payload to go into flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I can remember,\u201d she said, \u201cI\u2019ve looked at the stars and known I want to go to space. I want to be the first person on Mars. Through research, I feel I better my personal knowledge and contribute to a community, all sharing the same goal of exploring beyond our Earth and developing the technologies necessary to get to Mars \u2013 technologies that will also benefit all humankind.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In her quest to be the first person on Mars, Eleanor has been conducting independent research on rockets since middle school. She has won a host of science competitions, beginning with the grand prize, regional level, in her first science fair when she was in fourth grade, and including the Broadcom MASTERS Samueli Foundation prize at the national level with her experiment, \u201cRockets and Nozzles and Thrust, OH MY!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDesign\/Build\/Launch is the perfect next step to complement my research of a novel microgravity slosh technique that could simplify spacecraft systems, increase payload capacity and save the space industry billions of dollars,\u201d she said. \u201cThis opportunity provides me the chance to further this research and prepare for my own launch to Mars.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher said,<\/p>\n

\u201cIf aerospace is to continue pushing boundaries to create a better world for us all, we need students like Eleanor Sigrest to be inspired to take up the challenge. Congratulations, Eleanor, on being the first winner of Design\/Build\/Launch! You inspire us!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

[ Dr. Erika Wagner, Payload Sales Director at Blue Origin, said,]<\/p>\n

\u201cPushing the boundaries of technology are essential to charting our future course in space,\u201d … \u201cEleanor\u2019s passion to explore the unexplored and determination to bring clarity to science we don\u2019t yet understand are unmatched, and we can\u2019t wait to see how her experiment performs in space. We\u2019re humbled to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM through payloads on our reusable New Shepard vehicle and our non-profit, Club for the Future<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Eleanor has made presentations at the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS Science and Engineering Project Showcase in Washington, DC, and the 2017 World Science Festival in New York, NY. She leads workshops for middle-school girls, advocating for greater representation by women in STEM fields. She has been featured on NBC\u2019s TODAY program in a \u201cGirls Changing the World<\/em>\u201d segment and is a lifetime fellow of the American Junior Academy of Science. In May, Eleanor received the first-place AIAA \u201cLook Up!\u201d Award presented at the 2020 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).<\/p>\n

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A fully reusable New Shepard rocket lifts off for a suborbital trip to space. Credits: Blue Origin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Design\/Build\/Launch (DBL) Competition<\/strong>
\nThe DBL competition is open to high school students and designed to promote student engagement in microgravity and\/or space technology research. Each proposal is composed of two parts: each entrant designed an experimental payload to be launched on Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard<\/em> rocket and described outreach plans to engage the public with the promise and excitement of space.<\/p>\n

Eleanor\u2019s DBL proposal was selected from among entries received from students from across the United States.<\/p>\n

Eleanor will receive a $1,000 grant to prepare her work to fly on a future New Shepard<\/em> flight. She will report on the results of her experiment at 2021 ASCEND, AIAA\u2019s event dedicated to the space ecosystem.<\/p>\n

About Blue Origin: <\/strong>For information on Blue Origin, visit\u00a0www.blueorigin.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow @BlueOrigin on Twitter and Instagram. To learn more about Club for the Future and our space mail program, visit\u00a0clubforfuture.org<\/a>\u00a0and follow @ClubForFuture on Twitter and Instagram.<\/p>\n

About AIAA: <\/strong>The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world\u2019s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 91 countries, and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit\u202fwww.aiaa.org<\/a>, or follow AIAA on\u202fTwitter<\/a>,\u202fFacebook<\/a>, or\u202fLinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About ASCEND: <\/strong>ASCEND\u00a0stands for Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration and New Discovery and is designed to bring together technical and business leaders to solve problems that affect the entire planet and beyond. Powered by AIAA, the ASCEND event will happen online 16\u201318 November 2020. For more information, please visit\u202fwww.ascend.events<\/a>, or follow ASCEND on\u202fTwitter<\/a>,\u202fFacebook<\/a>\u202for\u202fLinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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