Category: Community

Reach for the Stars!

Next Phase President, Lisa Wolff, shared her experiences and knowledge of the Hubble Space Telescope along with several other earth science satellites, with elementary school students, parents and teachers.  Next Phase supports NASA and NOAA, furthering science research as members of the engineering and ground segment program teams. Prior to starting Next Phase, Ms. Wolff was the CIO for the Science and Operations Center for the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) on the campus of Johns Hopkins University.  STScI, in cooperation with NASA Goddard, provides the science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope. The kids loved the hands-on activities and the exciting pictures of space and this summer’s hurricanes. Next Phase supports efforts that interest children in STEAM careers. Please contact us to arrange a speaker at your private or public school!

Physics is Fun!

We worked with a local middle school to teach Physics through model rocketry.  Students experimented with rocket “wing design”, modifying rocket kits to see how various orientations impacted flight path. More than 30 students spent time building, flying and taking data on the flights.