St. Croix Educational Complex Team Earns Spot in NASA TechRise Challenge with Solar Energy Experiment

A team from St. Croix Educational Complex is among 60 nationwide selected for NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge. Their experiment on solar panel efficiency at various altitudes will launch on a high-altitude balloon with the support of Future Engineers.

A team of students from St. Croix Educational Complex has been selected to take part in NASA's fourth TechRise Student Challenge. The Challenge, which was open to 6th to 12th graders in schools across the nation, asked teams to design experiments that would then be taken on either a high-altitude balloon or a rocket-powered lander, flown by two of NASA's commercial partners.

“TechRise is a unique opportunity that allows students to gain hands-on knowledge while developing real payloads for flight, and it’s an experience they can carry with them during their educational and early career journeys,” said Prasun Desai, deputy associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.